{"id":25109,"date":"2025-09-18T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?p=25109"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:27:55","slug":"canada-must-show-leadership-for-global-funds-8th-replenishment-organizational-sign-on-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/canada-must-show-leadership-for-global-funds-8th-replenishment-organizational-sign-on-letter\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Canada Must Show Leadership for Global Fund\u2019s 8th Replenishment \u2013 Organizational Sign-on Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"Please click here<\/a> to add your organization’s name to this open letter.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P.
\nPrime Minister of Canada
\n<\/span>80 Wellington Street
\n<\/span>Ottawa, Ontario
\n<\/span>K1A 0A2<\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Prime Minister<\/p>\n

The Eighth Replenishment of the <\/span>Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria<\/a> (the Global Fund) will take place in November this year, co-hosted by the Republic of South Africa and the United Kingdom. <\/span>This marks a pivotal moment in the fight against the world\u2019s three deadliest infectious diseases<\/strong> and in our progress on delivering the <\/span>2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/a> ensuring that <\/span>No One Is Left Behind<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada has long been a crucial partner as the seventh largest funder of the Global Fund and an ardent defender of human rights, gender equality, and global health. Canada\u2019s continued leadership on the global stage is more critical than ever. <\/strong>As the 2025 President of the G7 and a longstanding partner of the Global Fund, Canada\u2019s bold pledge to the Eighth Replenishment is one of the most effective ways to save lives, improve the health of millions, protect human rights, and reinforce global security and prosperity for all. As the G7 President and an alumni host of a Global Fund Replenishment (2016), Canada now holds a particular diplomatic role, responsibility and privilege to lead by example, setting the bar for other governments to follow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We, the undersigned organizations, represent communities affected by HIV, TB, and malaria, as well as civil society allies in Canada and around the world. Together, we are calling on the Government of Canada to demonstrate its continued leadership in global health and human rights with a pledge of CAD$457 million per year (CAD$1.37 billion over three years) to the Global Fund\u2019s Eighth Replenishment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good health and well-being (SDG 3) are both a cause and a consequence of sustainable development. They are decisive foundations for ensuring strong, productive, and resilient societies with extensive evidence showing immense return on investment, economic benefit for other sectors, and value for money. Investing in the Global Fund is a strategic choice that closely aligns with Canada\u2019s priorities of global leadership and security, inclusive economic growth, human rights protections, gender equality, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n

Over the past two decades, working hand-in-hand with communities most affected by the three diseases, governments (implementers and donors), the private sector, civil society and technical partners, the Global Fund partnership has saved <\/strong>70 million lives<\/strong><\/a>. Together, our impact has been monumental.<\/strong> For instance, incidence rates across the three diseases have fallen by 42% and we have successfully achieved a 63% reduction<\/a> in the combined death rate from AIDS, TB, and malaria. These investments in health not only save lives, they bolster communities, strengthen critical health systems and essential infrastructure, and drive economic productivity and broader socioeconomic development.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a target of at least US$18 billion, a fully funded Eighth Replenishment<\/a> would save 23 million more lives, prevent 400 million new infections, and further reduce mortality rates. A fully funded Global Fund would also enable other lifesaving impacts including:<\/p>\n