Global Fund Allocates US$150m To Zimbabwe For Tracking COVID-19
The Global Fund has allocated Zimbabwe US$75 million for the country to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Global Fund is the world’s largest financier of AIDS, TB, and malaria prevention, treatment, and care program. It invests US$4 billion annually into its programmes.
In a statement, the United States Embassy in Harare said the Global Fund has allocated US$75-US$150 million to Zimbabwe which the government can secure through an evidence-based grant proposal to run from 2021-2022 to respond to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the impact of the pandemic in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and strengthen health and community systems. It said:
The base allocation of US$75 million amounts to 15% of Zimbabwe’s 2021-2023 Global Fund allocation.
Zimbabwe can apply for an additional US$75 million, and the funds should be used by December 31, 2023.
Working closely with the government of Zimbabwe and health development partners, the Embassy said, the COVID-19 Response Mechanism funds complement existing funding sources, such as World Bank, World Health Organization, other UN Agencies, bilateral assistance, and individual USG agencies, such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
The U.S. Embassy has provided over US$20 million in support of the COVID-19 response in Zimbabwe. The embassy added:
The United States Government remains committed to working together with the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Health and Child Care, multilateral organizations, partner governments, and civil society organizations, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health threats, for Zimbabweans to live safer, healthier, and longer lives.
