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Dept for International Development

Answer

Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the estimated donation in 2004 to the Global Fund from the UK Government is; and what plans the Government has to increase its funding in future years. [135185] Hilary Benn: The UK has a long-term commitment to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria and recognises that in order to be effective it needs predictable and sustainable financing. The UK recently extended its pledge by a further 2 years to 2008 bringing our total contribution to US$280million. The pattern of our disbursements has been agreed with the Global Fund Secretariat--for the financial year 2003-04 the UK has provided £25 million, and for the financial year 2004-05 we will provide £30 million. UK funding will be subject to the GFATM reflecting a clear poverty focus, achieving a better financing system, integrating the Fund's activities more effectively with national programmes and meeting agreed benchmarks to monitor its effectiveness. I am pleased to report that good progress was made at the recent 6th Board meeting in Thailand on many of these issues.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

412 c484W;412 c492W; 135185

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Developing countries Development aid International assistance Disease control HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Malaria Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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