World leaders gathered twice this year to raise vital funds and make major commitments that will help bring a renewed push to getting the malaria fight back on track.
In June, leaders met at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda. The summit raised over $4bn from governments, the private sector, and major philanthropists. This came on the back of a rallying call from young people around the world to end malaria as part of Zero Malaria Starts With Me’s Draw The Line campaign – which demanded investment and action to end malaria in a generation.
In September, President Joe Biden hosted the Global Fund’s 7th Replenishment in New York helping to raise a record-breaking $15.7bn to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The team worked tirelessly with our UK partners to secure a £1bn commitment from the UK Government.
While the overall amount raised fell short of the $18bn target, the replenishment will provide the much-needed momentum to bring an end to three of the world’s biggest killers.