Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria in achieving the Government’s target to end the preventable deaths of mothers, new born babies and children by 2030.

The UK launched the Ending Preventable Deaths of mothers, babies and children approach paper in December 2021. The Global Fund has an important role in addressing HIV, TB and malaria which are significant causes of mortality and morbidity in women and children. Our Ending Preventable Deaths paper recognises the important contribution of the Global Fund and outlines ways we will engage further with our multilateral partners to ensure a strong, integrated approach that will support the entire health system and primary healthcare. The UK pledged £1.4 billion in the Global Fund's 6th replenishment (2020-2022), making us the 2nd largest donor. We look forward to reviewing the investment case of the Global Fund's 7th replenishment which will underpin the targets and resources needed to achieve the Global Fund's 2023-3028 strategy.