Gates Foundation Commits $912 Million to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria
Gates Foundation Commits $912 Million to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $912 million to the Global Fund to accelerate the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria worldwide.
The announcement was made on Monday at the 2025 Goalkeepers event in New York by the Foundation’s Chair, Bill Gates, who stressed the urgent need for renewed global investment in health.
According to Gates, global health funding has slumped to its lowest level in 15 years, threatening decades of hard-won progress in reducing child mortality and curbing preventable diseases.
“We are at a crossroads,” Gates said. “If the world retreats from its commitments now, we risk reversing the extraordinary gains made in saving children’s lives. This is the time for governments, donors, and partners to step up.”
The pledged funds are expected to bolster lifesaving initiatives in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, where the burden of these diseases remains highest.
The Global Fund, established in 2002, is one of the world’s largest multilateral financing institutions dedicated to ending the three epidemics. Since its inception, it is credited with saving over 59 million lives and providing millions with access to treatment and preventive services.
The Gates Foundation has been one of the Global Fund’s most consistent supporters, with cumulative contributions now exceeding several billion dollars.
The latest pledge underscores the Foundation’s long-term commitment to global health, even as other international donors scale back funding amid economic and geopolitical pressures.
Health experts at the Goalkeepers event welcomed the announcement, describing it as a critical boost that could help sustain momentum toward eradicating preventable diseases and achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
