HH the Amir directs allocation of $50 million to The Global Fund

Oct 12, 2019

Qatar's focus on health extends beyond its boundaries. As an active member of the international community, the country joins in global efforts to promote the health and wellbeing of all.

The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), under the directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, announced a multi-year donation of $50 million to The Global Fund, which aims to eliminate diseases such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis by 2030.

This came with QFFD's participation in the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to mobilize resources to eradicate diseases, in Lyon, France.

HH the Amir directs allocation of $50 million donation to the Global Fund to mobilize resources to eradicate diseases. #QNA pic.twitter.com/HEdZJaqlRy
— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) October 11, 2019

In a statement Friday, QFFD said that Qatar's contribution to this conference comes as a commitment to participate in global efforts to achieve health for all, eradicate incurable diseases and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG no. 3) on health.

French President Emmanuel Macron and several heads of donor and recipient countries, high-level delegations and health officials attended the conference.

Participant member-states have pledged to donate $14 billion to the Fund by 2020.

Through these donations, the Global Fund will help treat 234 million cases and save 16 million lives through prevention, healthcare, immunization, and treatment, the statement said.

In the previous donor conference held in Montreal, Canada, Qatar had donated $10 million to the cause.

Qatar plays a major role in financing the global health sector through several initiatives and projects implemented by QFFD in several countries.

The fund is also aware of the importance of its role in bringing positive change in the world, especially in developing countries, with special attention to the issue of refugees and internally displaced persons.

QFFD is a public development institution committed, on behalf of the State of Qatar, to implement external aid projects under Law No. 19 of 2002 and its amendments.

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