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The present is a timeline of '''[[wikipedia:Timeline of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria|Timeline of The the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria]]''', attempting to describe major events concerning the organization.
==Big picture==
! Year/period !! Key developments
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| < 2002 || Prior to the Global Fund foundation, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together are calculated to cause several millions of deaths per year.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/>
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| 2002-2013 2002–2013 || The Global Fund is born, starting operations via a ‘rounds-based model’ whereby proposals from eligible geographical locations are developed and submitted during designated funding windows, with guidance from the Global Fund and its partners.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)"/>
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| 2013 < || The Global Fund adopts new strategy, eliminating rounds-base models and determining funding allocations for each eligible country based on calculations of country income and national disease burden.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)"/>
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| Recent Years years || The Global Fund is today the world's largest financier of anti-[[wikipedia:AIDS|AIDS]], [[wikipedia:tuberculosis|tuberculosis]] and [[wikipedia:malaria|malaria]] programs. As of September 2016, the organization had has disbursed US$30 billion to countries and communities in need.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Fund collects almost USD 13 bn for AIDS, malaria and TB|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/global-fund-collects-almost-usd-13-bn-for-aids-malaria-and-tb-116091800023_1.html|website=business-standard.com|accessdate=6 May 2017}}</ref>
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==Full timelineVisual data ==[[File:Board Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 1.png|thumb|center|600px|Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 1.]][[File:Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 2.png|thumb|center|600px|Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 2.]][[File:Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 3.png|thumb|center|600px|Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 3.]][[File:Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 4.png|thumb|center|1200px|Global Fund pledges by country by year due (US$). Table 4.]][[File:Global Fund pledges by organization by year due (US$)..png|thumb|center|1200px|Global Fund pledges by organization, by year due (US$).]][[File:Global Fund board approvals during rounds-based model years. In millions of US dollars..png|thumb|center|400px600px|Board approvals during rounds-based model years. In millions of US dollars.]][[File:U.S. Contributions to the Global Fund, fiscal years 2001-2013, in Us$ millions.png|thumb|center|400px600px|U.S. United States Contributions to the Global Fund, fiscal years 2001-20132001–2013, in Us$ millionsof US dollars.]][[File:Global Fund operating expenses in the period (2002-2015).png|thumb|center|600px|Global Fund operating expenses per year. Period (2002-2015).]] == Timeline ==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
| 2001 || April || Antecedent || The foundation of the Global Fund is made concrete by [[wikipedia:Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General of the United Nations]] [[wikipedia:Kofi Annan|Kofi Annan]]'s call to action.<ref name="Global plagues and the Global Fund: Challenges in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria"/> ||
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| 2001 || May 3 || Contribution || [[wikipedia:Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General of the United Nations]] [[wikipedia:Kofi Annan|Kofi Annan]] announces that he would donate his US$100,000 award money from the Philadelphia Liberty Medal to the new Global Fund, thus making the first private contribution.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annan gives prize money to AIDS Fund|url=http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v7/n6/full/nm0601_647b.html|website=nature.com|accessdate=6 May 2017|doi=10.1038/88998}}</ref> ||
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| 2001 || June || Antecedent || The foundation of the Global Fund is supported by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS).<ref name="Global plagues and the Global Fund: Challenges in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria"/> ||
| 2002 || December || Administration || The Global Fund disburses its first US$1 million.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> ||
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| 2003 || || Administration || The Global Fund adopts a three-year replenishment model to guarantee countries of sustained and predictable financial support for their programs.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria|url=http://www.gbchealth.org/newsletters/insights-the-global-fund-to-fight-aids-tuberculosis-and-malaria/|website=gbchealth.org|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref> |||-| 2003 || January || Administration || The Global Fund Fourth Board Meeting approves the second round of grant proposals (US$900 million in grants to 72 countries).<ref name="Global health the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria is responding to challenges but needs better information and documentation for performancebased funding : report to congressional committees."/><ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> ||
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| 2003 || August || Report || The total disbursements by the Global Fund to countries surpass US$100 million.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> ||
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| 2005 || April 25 || Administration || The Global Fund approves 33 grants to enter phase 2.<ref name="Global health the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria is responding to challenges but needs better information and documentation for performancebased funding : report to congressional committees."/> ||
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| 2005 || July || Administration || The Board of the Global Fund establishes the Office of the Inspector General, which operates as an independent unit of the Global Fund, reporting directly to the Board.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria & Health Systems Strengtheni ng: An Organizational and Policy Analysis"/> ||
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| 2005 || August || Withdraw || The Global Fund withdraws from Burma due to new local government restrictions to project sites and more complicated regulations regarding the procurement of medical supplies.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dittmer|first1=Lowell|title=Burma Or Myanmar?: The Struggle for National Identity|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=aoHP2Q2I1p4C&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=The+Global+Fund+to+Fight+AIDS,+Tuberculosis+and+Malaria+%22in+august%22&source=bl&ots=CaIaQSNN-U&sig=9jK-a75tUn-lxBJ8IaAFOZPcmLc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizq5iG7dzTAhUFgJAKHZy_BSk4ChDoAQggMAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Global%20Fund%20to%20Fight%20AIDS%2C%20Tuberculosis%20and%20Malaria%20%22in%20august%22&f=false|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref> || [[wikipedia:Burma|Burma]]
| 2007 || March || Administration || Following a competitive selection process, French physician [[wikipedia:Michel Kazatchkine|Michel Kazatchkine]] is selected as the Fund’s new executive director.<ref name="Working Group on Value for Money"/> ||
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| 2007 || September || Administration || The Global Fund concludes its Second Replenishment with a total amount of US$9.7 billion pledged for the period 2008-20102008–2010.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> ||
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| 2007 || November || Administration || The Global Fund holds its Sixteenth Board Meeting. The Board approves 73 grants in Round 7 of funding for a total of US$1.1 billion, for 136 countries.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[wikipedia:China|China]] ([[wikipedia:Kunming|Kunming]])
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| 2008 || || Policy || The Global Fund introduces the possibility for countries to apply for a separate funding stream to support “proven and effective interventions . . . that address the three diseases in ways that will contribute to strengthening health systems”.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria & Health Systems Strengtheni ng: An Organizational and Policy Analysis">{{cite web|title=The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria & Health Systems Strengtheni ng: An Organizational and Policy Analysis|url=http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Weber_berkeley_0028E_11598.pdf|website=berkeley.edu|accessdate=13 May 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2008 || || Administration || The Global Fund starts to promote the inclusion of Operational/implementation research (OR/IR) activities in disease control programs it supports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operational and implementation research within Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria grants: a situation analysis in six countries|url=https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-017-0245-5|website=biomedcentral.com|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2008 || November || Administration || The Global Fund holds its Eighteenth Board Meeting. The Board approves 94 Round 8 grants for a total value of US$2.75 billion (the highest amount ever approved). The Round 9 Call for Proposals is launched.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[wikipedia:India|India]] ([[wikipedia:New Delhi|New Delhi]])
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| 2009 || || Program launch || The Global Fund launches the First Learning Wave of National Strategy Applications in an "effort to contribute to broader health systems strengthening".<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria & Health Systems Strengtheni ng: An Organizational and Policy Analysis"/> ||
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| 2009 || November || Administration || The Global Fund holds its Twentieth Board Meeting. The Board approves Round 9 grants for a total value of US$2.4 billion.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[wikipedia:Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] ([[wikipedia:Addis Abeba|Addis Abeba]])
| 2010 || October || Contribution || The United States president [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] administration announces a three-year (FY11-FY13), $4 billion pledge to the Global Fund. It would be the first time the United States make a multi-year pledge to the Global Fund.<ref name="The U.S. & The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria">{{cite web|title=The U.S. & The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria|url=http://kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-u-s-the-global-fund-to-fight-aids-tuberculosis-and-malaria/|website=kff.org|accessdate=29 April 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2011 || January || Controversy || American news agency [[wikipedia:Associates Press|Associated Press]] (AP) publishes an article calling attention to several instances of fraud and corruption at the Global Fund. The article focuses on allegations of corruption and fraud in 4 of the 145 countries that receive Global Fund grants: [[wikipedia:Mali|Mali]], [[wikipedia:Djibouti|Djibouti]], [[wikipedia:Mauritania|Mauritania]], and [[wikipedia:Zambia|Zambia]].<ref name="CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013"/> The Fund would respond in April with its own report, reiterating the Fund’s “zero-tolerance” approach to corruption, and publicizing the “$44 million in fraudulent, unsupported, or ineligible expenditures” which it attempts to recoup.<ref name="Working Group on Value for Money"/> ||
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| 2011 || May || Administration || The Board approves the new Eligibility Counterpart Financing and Prioritization Policy, which affects the way Global Fund resources are provided. Fund resources are divided into two accounts: the General Funding Pool (intended for countries with large disease burdens and limited domestic resources) and the Targeted Funding Pool.<ref name="CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013"/> ||
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| 2011 || June 23 || Collaboration || The Global Fund announces having signed an agreement with the [[wikipedia:International Aid Transparency Initiative|International Aid Transparency Initiative]], a multilateral effort (including donors, countries, and civil society organizations) to publicly disclose aid data in a standardized, timely approach.<ref name="CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013">{{cite web|title=CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Issues for Congress and U.S. Contributions from FY2001 to FY2013|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41363.pdf|website=fas.org|accessdate=6 May 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2012 || || Report || Data released from analysis from Round 1 (2002) to Round 9 (2009) shows that the Global Fund has invested or approved US$ 430 million for activities that specifically targets people who inject drugs.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)"/> ||
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| 2013 || || Program launch || The Global Fund’s Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative (RAI) is launched in response to the emergence of drug-resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong region, first noted in Cambodia and Thailand and later Myanmar, Laos and Viet Nam. RAI would purchase and distribute insecticide-treated nets, diagnostic tests, and drugs.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Global Fund Grant Aims for Malaria Elimination in the Mekong|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/world/new-global-fund-grant-aims-malaria-elimination-mekong|website=reliefweb.int|accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> || [[wikipedia:Cambodia|Cambodia]], [[wikipedia:Thailand|Thailand]], [[wikipedia:Myanmar|Myanmar]], [[wikipedia:Laos|Laos]], [[wikipedia:Viet Nam|Viet Nam]]
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| 2013 || February || Administration || The Global Fund announces a new funding model, under which funding allocations would be determined for each eligible country based on calculations of country income and national disease burden.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)">{{cite journal|title=The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)|doi=10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.08.001|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395915002364|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref> ||
| 2013 || June || Administration || The Global Fund's Twenty-ninth Board Meeting is held. Among other decisions, a new Inspector General is appointed. Also, the Board awards grants to the first three countries to receive funding under the new funding model.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[Wikipedia:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] ([[wikipedia:Colombo|Colombo]])
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| 2013 || December || Contribution || The United States president [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Barack Obama]] administration at the White House hosts the Global Fund’s Fourth Replenishment, and launches the 2014-2016 2014–2016 replenishment cycle with a total amount of US$12 billion pledged.<ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] ([[wikipedia:Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]])
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| 2014 || || Administration || The Global Fund starts new funding model.<ref name="The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's investments in harm reduction through the rounds-based funding model (2002–2014)"/> ||
| 2016 || September 1 || Report || The Global Fund announces having supported programs that saved 20 million lives.<ref>{{cite web|title=20. Million. Lives.|url=https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2016-09-01-20-million-lives/|website=theglobalfund.org|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref> ||
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| 2016 || September || Administration || The Global Fund holds the Pledging conference for its Fifth Replenishment, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister [[wikipedia:Justin Trudeau|Justin Trudeau]]. Donor countries, foundations, and private donors pledge US$12.9 billion for the 2017-2019 2017–2019 period. <ref name="Global Fund Overview"/> || [[wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] ([[wikipedia:Montreal|Montreal]])|-| 2017 || || Program launch || The Global Fund, along with the [[wikipedia:United Nations Development Programme|United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) launch the use of Mobile Clinics to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Remote Areas in Sudan.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNDP & GFATM launch the use of Mobile Clinics to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Remote Areas in Sudan|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/undp-gfatm-launch-use-mobile-clinics-improve-diagnosis-and-treatment-tuberculosis|website=reliefweb.int|accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref> || [[wikipedia:Sudan|Sudan]]
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*[[Timeline of tuberculosis]]
*[[Timeline of global health]]
==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Timeline of HIV/AIDS|Timeline of HIV/AIDS]]
== References ==
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