COVID-19 has ‘devastating’ impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund
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In 2020, the fund disbursed $4.2 billion to continue the fight against HIV, TB and malaria and approved an additional $980 million to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. “To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped to focus this year’s report on the extraordinary stories of courage and resilience that made possible the progress we have achieved against HIV, TB and malaria over the last two decades,” said Peter Sands, the Global Fund’s executive director. “But the 2020 numbers force a different focus. They confirm what we feared might happen when COVID-19 struck,” he said.More Related News