Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of (1) the response of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) the Fund’s role in future pandemic preparedness.

The Global Fund is a high performing organisation that, with partners, has saved 44 million lives to date. The UK is proud to be the organisation's third largest donor historically, investing £4.1 billion since 2002. The Global Fund responded quickly and effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing the COVID-19 Response Mechanism. This mechanism has raised over $4.3 billion to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on programs to fight HIV, TB and malaria, and work with national response plans to support urgent improvements in health and community systems. The UK allocated an additional £60 million to the mechanism this year to support diagnostic and oxygen supplies. As an active member of the Board, the UK is supporting the Global Fund to define its evolving role on Pandemic Preparedness and Response within its new 2023-2028 strategy.