“This American investment will provide life-saving support to millions of people in partner countries and help ensure that the global HIV response remains efficient, data-driven and delivers results,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS.
“I thank the president [Donald] Trump and the US Congress for their continued commitment to HIV and global health.”
The UN agency said the $5.88 billion spending package was approved on Tuesday “strengthens the United States’ continued commitment and leadership in the global response to HIV”.
Where do the funds go?
For more than two decades, US investment has been the leading driver of the global HIV response, saving millions of lives and supporting countries’ efforts to end their AIDS epidemics, the UN agency said.
The package awards:
- $4.6 billion for bilateral HIV support through the America First Global Health Strategy
- $1.25 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- 45 million dollars for UNAIDS
The act advances the America First Global Health Strategy, which emphasizes achieving UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 goals as an integral part of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and accelerates the strategic shift toward land ownership and stand-alone HIV responses.
UNAIDS in the lead
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) coordinates and drives the efforts of 11 UN agencies, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), to end AIDS as a threat to public health by 2030.
Since the establishment of UNAIDS in 1996, the US government has been a leading partner of UNAIDS and recently renewed its membership of the UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board until 2028.
Regarding the new bipartite law, UNAIDS said the agency is committed to leveraging the funding to provide data and rigorous technical and strategic support to countries and communities most affected by HIV, and to the implementation of the America First Global Health Strategy, in close collaboration with the US government, the Global Fund, partner governments and communities.
Learn more about UNAIDS’ work here.
