Source: Global Fund

Advancing global health security and strengthening local health systems is central to the Global Fund’s mission to end the world’s three deadliest epidemics – AIDS,

Source: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2020-03-23-fighting-tuberculosis-lessons-for-covid-19/

BY PETER SANDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL FUND
IN Voices ON 23 March 2020

As governments around the world struggle to contain spiraling infections and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19,

Source: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/updates/other-updates/2020-03-23-global-fund-supports-countries-in-response-to-covid-19/

Under WHO guidance, the Global Fund strongly encourages countries to take prompt action to mitigate the potential negative consequences of COVID-19 on existing programs supported by Global Fund grants.

Source: https://www.aidspan.org/node/5255

New funding request dates include 3 additional application windows

As early as 4 March 2020, the Global Fund published on its website its first guidance note on responding to COVID-19,

1. Situation Overview

Global cases: 462,684 confirmed. Global deaths: 20,834 (as of 26 March). The Extraordinary

G20 Leaders’ Summit Statement on COVID-19 announced US$5 trillion to fight COVID-19.

Source: Global Fund

The new coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, can pose a serious threat to vulnerable countries,

Author: Kataisee RichardsonGlobal Fund-supported mechanisms in the region need to be better harmonized

Transition and sustainability are critical issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),