Year/period |
Month and date |
Type of event |
Event |
Location
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1993 |
|
Antecedent |
The World Health Organization declares tuberculosis a "global public health emergency".[2] |
|
2000 |
January |
Antecedent |
The United Nations Security Council calls an unprecedented session on the threat to Sub-Saharan Africa of HIV/AIDS, and prompts the United States government to appoint a National Science Council on the security threat posed by Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases.[2] |
|
2000 |
July |
Antecedent |
Discussions on the creation of a Fund are held at the 26th G8 summit.[2] |
Japan (Okinawa)
|
2000 |
December |
Antecedent |
United States president Bill Clinton himself publicly declares AIDS an international security threat at a World AIDS Day commemoration.[2] |
|
2001 |
|
Background |
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria together account for 11.4% of all disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) globally and 31.5% in Africa.[2] |
|
2001 |
April |
|
The foundation of the Global Fund is made concrete by Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan's call to action.[2] |
|
2001 |
June |
|
The foundation of the Global Fund is supported by the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) i.[2] |
|
2001 |
July |
|
The foundation of the Global Fund is supported by the 27th G8 summit.[2] |
Italy (Genoa)
|
2002 |
January |
Foundation |
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is established as a private Swiss foundation to increase spending for the prevention and treatment for the three diseases.[3][4] |
Switzerland (Geneva)
|
2002 |
February |
|
The Round 1 Call for Proposals is launched.[4] |
|
2002 |
April |
|
The Global Fund announces its first round of grants, through which $616 million for 36 countries would be dispersed over two years.[3][2][4] |
|
2002 |
July |
|
In his speech to the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Global Fund executive director Richard Feachem states that the first round of grants "will double the current number of people receiving Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) in the developing world and in Africa HAART recipients will increase six fold as a result of these commitments".[2] |
|
2002 |
December |
|
The Global Fund disburses its first US$1 million.[4] |
|
2003 |
January |
|
Global Fund Fourth Board Meeting approves second round of grant proposals (US$900 million in grants to 72 countries).[3][4] |
|
2003 |
August |
|
The total disbursements by the Global Fund to countries surpass US$100 million.[4] |
|
2003 |
October |
|
The Sixth Board Meeting by the Global Fund is held. The Board approves third round of grant proposals (more than US$600 million for 61 countries).[3][4] |
Thailand (Chiang Mai)
|
2003 |
December |
|
Disbursements at the end of 2003 by the Global Fund totals US$232 million.[4] |
|
2004 |
March |
|
The Global Funds holds its Seventh Board Meeting. Round 4 Call for Proposals is launched.[4] |
Switzerland (Geneva)
|
2004 |
June |
|
The Global Funds holds its Eighth Board Meeting. The Board approves fourth round of grant proposals (US$968 million for 69 grants in 50 countries).[3][4] |
Switzerland (Geneva)
|
2005 |
March |
|
The Global Fund reports that across all grants, it has provided antiretroviral treatment to 130,000 people with AIDS, tested 1,000,000 people voluntarily for HIV, supported 385,000 tb patients with directly observed short-course therapy, given more than 300,000 people new, more effective treatments for malaria, and supplied more than 1.35 million families with insecticide-treated mosquito nets.[3] |
|
2005 |
April 25 |
|
The Global Fund approves 33 grants to enter phase 2.[3] |
|
2005 |
September |
|
The Global Fund holds its Eleventh Board Meeting. The Round 5 proposals are approved for US$382 million for 26 grants in 20 countries.[4] |
Switzerland (Geneva)
|
2005 |
December |
|
The Global Fund holds its Twelfth Board Meeting. The Board votes to fully fund Round 5, allocating new grants for US$719 million.[4] |
Morocco (Marrakech)
|
2007 |
November |
|
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.[4] |
China Kunming
|
2010 |
October |
|
The United States president 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.[5] |
|
2013 |
February |
Policy |
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.[1] |
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