Japan contributes US$184 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria

Embassy of Japan
February 29, 2008

On February 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following statement on Japan’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.  

1. The Government of Japan provided a financial contribution of approximately US$ 184 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (hereinafter “the Global Fund”) on Friday, February 29, 2008.

 

2. Every year, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – the three major infectious diseases – kill five million people all over the world. The prevalence of HIV is steadily increasing every year in all regions including Asia. It has been estimated that 33.2 million people in the world are now living with HIV/AIDS. With regards to tuberculosis (TB), the rapid increase of drug-resistant TB and co-infection of HIV and TB spreading particularly in Africa have emerged as new major challenges to be addressed.

 

3. With this contribution, Japan has accomplished its disbursement of US$ 500 million to the Global Fund, pledged by the then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in June 2005. Now the total amount of Japan’s contribution to the Global Fund has reached around US$ 850 million. Japan will continue to support the activities of the Global Fund as it attaches importance to the fight against infectious diseases.

[Related links]

* Population and AIDS (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s website)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/pop_aids/index.html

* Health and Medical Care (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s website)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/health_c/index.html

* The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/