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As part of the Third Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global Fund), the United States commits to:
- Seeking resources for a contribution of $4 billion over three years
- Working through the Global Fund Board to develop and implement a comprehensive set of reforms to maximize the impact of Global Fund grants [Call to Action | Media Note | Blog]
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Ambassador Goosby testifies before Congress on PEPFAR
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On September 29, Ambassador Eric Goosby testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on PEPFAR's accomplishments and future plans. [Testimony]
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Meeting the Millennium Development Goals
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As key steps in accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and other development outcomes, the United States has introduced major new initiatives: the Global Health Initiative and Feed the Future. Through the Global Health Initiative, the United States will invest $63 billion to help countries build and strengthen their health systems and achieve significant improvements in health outcomes, with a particular focus on women, newborns, and children.
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Secretary Clinton's Remarks on Global Health Initiative
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On August 16, Secretary Clinton spoke on plans for the U.S. Global Health Initiative. The transcript and video of her remarks and Q&A are available here. Excerpts from her remarks:
The United States is investing $63 billion - first, to sustain and strengthen our existing health programs, and second, to build upon those programs and take their work to the next level by collaborating with governments, organizations, civil society groups, and individuals to help broaden the improvements in public health that we can expect. We're shifting our focus from solving problems, one at a time, to
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| serving people, by considering more fully the circumstances of their lives and ensuring they can get the care they need most over the course of their lifetimes. ...
To illustrate how the Global Health Initiative will work, consider how it will impact one of our most successful global health programs: PEPFAR. ... [T]he immediate impact for PEPFAR is clear. Its funding will increase, its impact will increase, and its prevention strategies will become more comprehensive. ...
Now, we have already come so far as a nation and as a global community in saving and improving lives. And we are grateful to all who brought us to this point, particularly the heroic health workers, and the visionary leaders, the determined scientists and researchers, and committed activists. Thanks to them, we are able-and I would argue, we are obligated-to go even further; to save more lives, to take on more difficult tasks, to commit ourselves to the patient, persistent work of building the foundation for a healthier future. This is a challenge worthy of us, as a nation and as a people. And we are rising to meet it, as we have done many times in the past. Together, we can give millions of people the chance at healthy lives, and create a healthier, more stable, more peaceful world.
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