Friends Of Global Fight Highlights Efforts To Urge Congress To Increase FY20 Global Fund Appropriation To $1.56B

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Letter from Faith Leaders supporting the Global Fund
“146 members of the faith-based coalition The 2030 Collaborative, including former Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) thanking them for their leadership in maintaining robust funding for the Global Fund, and requesting $1.56 billion for the Global Fund in FY20…” (3/14).

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: What could $210 Million increase to the Global Fund buy?
“Friends of the Global Fight urges Congress to fully fund the Global Fund with an appropriation of at least $1.56 billion in FY20 — an increase of $210 million from last year. The additional $210 million is essential to stepping up the fight to end the AIDS, TB, and malaria epidemics…” (3/14).

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