Líderes mundiales prometen 11.000 millones de dólares para combatir el sida, la malaria y la tuberculosis, por debajo del objetivo

En un contexto de presupuestos de salud global en contracción, el Fondo Mundial aseguró 11.340 millones de dólares —muy por debajo de su meta de 18.000 millones— para continuar la lucha contra el sida, la tuberculosis y la malaria. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

A global health initiative that works to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria raised $11.34 billion at an event in Johannesburg on Friday, below its target for work from 2027-2029.

The Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is trying to raise $18 billion for its work in a challenging climate for global health funding that has seen many big donors retreat following an aid overhaul in the United States under President Donald Trump.

"Money will be tight, so we must be smarter," the Global Fund's executive director, Peter Sands, said at the event on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20, which brings together the world's 20 biggest economies.

He said "the old model" of development funding was over and that it was essential for countries to become more self-reliant, but warned that too abrupt a transition would derail progress.The Global Fund is planning to cut operating costs by 20% in 2026, Sands added.

The United States pledged $4.6 billion. The U.S. has long been the Global Fund's largest donor and in 2022 former President Joe Biden hosted the previous fundraising event and pledged $6 billion, although that full total has not been delivered yet under the new administration.