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The Global Fund – An Open Letter to 7-Year-Olds

August 8, 2019

Calling on the World

The Global Fund is calling on the world to step up the fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria.  After years of remarkable advances, new threats have slowed progress and enabled the diseases to gain ground.

  • Nearly 1,000 girls and young women are infected with HIV every day.
  • Tuberculosis is now the world’s leading infectious killer.
  • A child dies from Malaria every 2 minutes.

In 2019, we have a unique opportunity to take a massive step toward the Global Goal of ending these epidemics by 2030.  The Global Fund aims to raise at least US$14 billion to save 16 million more lives and prevent 234 million infections and cases.  We need your help to make this happen. Join us at this important moment as we call on the world to #StepUpTheFight.

An Open Letter to 7-Year-Olds

On Tuesday, 30 July, the Global Fund launched an Open Letter addressed to 7-year-olds around the world, the group that turns 18 in 2030.  While today’s adults are leaving the next generation with a long to-do list, we’re making a promise to 7-year-olds everywhere to do everything we can to end AIDS, TB and Malaria by 2030, so they don’t have to.

Signed by the Global Fund’s most influential supporters and partners with the aim of encouraging wide public support, the Open Letter is a global call to action in the final phase of the #StepUpTheFight campaign to commit to the shared goal to end these epidemics.

Download and sign the Open Letter to 7-year-olds here or visit https://www.stepupthefight.org/

Support the launch of the Open Letter and post a tile with one of the suggested messages to your social media channels.  To download the social media messages, click on the following link: https://digital.theglobalfund.org/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=278T3ZOXVMB

WHAT IS PANCAP?

PANCAP is a Caribbean regional partnership of governments, regional civil society organisations, regional institutions and organisations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and contributing donor partners established on 14 February 2001.  PANCAP provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, and coordinates the response through the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS to maximise efficient use of resources and increase impact, mobilise resources and build the capacity of partners.

What are the Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026 targets and commitments?

If targets and commitments in the strategy are achieved:

  • The number of people who newly acquire HIV will decrease from 1.7 million in 2019 to less than 370 000 by 2025
  • The number of people dying from AIDS-related illnesses will decrease from 690 000 in 2019 to less than 250 000 in 2025.
  • The goal of eliminating new HIV infections among children will see the number of new HIV infections drop from 150,000 in 2019 to less than 22,000 in 2025.

What are the 95-95-95 Targets for ending AIDS?

  • 95% of People Living with HIV know their HIV status;
  • 95% of people who know their status on treatment; and
  • 95% of people on treatment with suppressed viral loads.

HELPFUL LINKS:

Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026, End Inequalities, End AIDS
https://pancap.org/pancap-documents/global-aids-strategy-2021-2026-end-inequalities-end-aids/

Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework on HIV and AIDS (CRSF) 2019-2025
https://pancap.org/pancap-documents/caribbean-regional-strategic-framework-2019-2025/