This year, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is conducting extensive consultations with partners as it prepares a new five-year strategy that will be completed in early 2016. With a goal of accelerating the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics and building resilient and sustainable systems for health, the Global Fund knows that getting input from all partners is the key to success. 

 

The Strategy Committee of the Global Fund Board is leading the strategy development process and convening Partnership Forum meetings in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Latin America, in 2015. In addition, an online forum is part of a broad consultative process. The consultations include gathering views and guidance on diverse topics, from how to leverage innovation to how to promote and reinforce human rights. Additional consultation opportunities will also be held this year alongside meetings hosted by WHO, UNAIDS, PMNCH and the StopTB Partnership.

 

As a 21st century partnership, the Global Fund partnership is addressing rising and systemic challenges in global heath, where the conditions of infectious diseases are constantly changing. Communities most affected by HIV, TB and malaria are constantly changing too, and require differentiated approaches. Renewed focus on resilient and sustainable systems for health will lead to better results against the three diseases and for health, as well as increased financial protection and equity, contributing to the goal of universal health coverage. Stronger systems for health will also strengthen countries’ ability to prevent, detect and respond to future health crises, reducing risk for individuals and communities, and ultimately contributing to a safer world for all.

 

As the world prepares the transition to the post-2015 era, the Global Fund is also evolving its longer-term vision. Reducing the burden of HIV, TB, and malaria and strengthening health security are ambitious goals for the future. Building on the experience of the past and on the strong partnerships established around the world, the Global Fund is fully committed to turn that vision into practice.