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lead_largeThe European Commission will contribute €470 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2017-19. This was announced today (3 March) by International Co-operation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica.

Bono (pictured), lead singer of U2 and co-founder of The ONE Campaign and RED, said: "Twenty-seven just became my favourite number. The Global Fund is the best tool we have to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and this 27 per cent increase shows real leadership by the European Commission. If others raise their game in the same way, we could save eight million lives over the next three years and deal a crippling blow to these three deadly diseases.”

This pledge, announced ahead of a meeting between the Commissioner and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul, would represent an increase of 27 percent compared to what the EU is currently contributing to the Global Fund.

Tamira Gunzburg, Brussels Director of The ONE Campaign, said: “ONE is extremely pleased with the EU’s pledge to increase funding to the Global Fund. The Global Fund is an incredibly effective mechanism in the fight against these diseases, and has saved 17 million lives to date. With this investment, the EU has shown that it is serious about reaching Global Goal 3, promised by world leaders just six months ago, and we expect others to follow suit.”

This year, the Global Fund is seeking to raise at least $13 billion for the next three year period (2017–19) to continue its critical work and to scale up the most effective new interventions in the fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria.

Today, deaths from AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have dropped by more than one-third in the countries where the Global Fund invests.

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