This is the second in a series of articles on leadership in international health.
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The Global Fund spending accounts for 21% of international spending on HIV and AIDS, 64% on Malaria and 67% on tuberculosis. (Global Fund, Funding the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Resource Needs for the Global Fund 2006–2007, 2008–2009, June 2006, p.12).
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Between 2001 and 2006, the Global Fund has signed grant agreements worth US$4 billion for 333 grants in 127 countries. In just over three years, the Global Fund has disbursed US$2.26 billion to grant recipients. (Global Fund, Investing in Impact—Mid-Year Results Report 2006, June 2006, Executive Summary)
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Country level consultations on universal access were held in over 130 countries and regional level consultations occurred in 7 regions in the first months of 2006. The UNAIDS Secretariat also convened a multi-partner Global Steering Committee which met three times to identify global-level actions, to provide insights and inspiration, and to act as a political sounding board (See UNAIDS, Towards universal access UNAIDS assessment on scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, 2006).
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UNAIDS, Towards universal access UNAIDS assessment on scaling up HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, 2006
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Global Fund, Funding the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Resource Needs for the Global Fund 2006–2007, 2008–2009, June 2006, p.5.
