Canada announces commitment to the global fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria
News release
November 21, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Global Affairs Canada
The Global Fund plays a key role in meeting the needs of the poorest and most marginalized, while strengthening global and Canadian health security. A longstanding contributor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Canada has supported the organization since its inception in 2002. The programs it supports have saved an estimated 70 million lives and reduced the combined death rate from these diseases by nearly two thirds (63%) in the countries where it works.
Today in Johannesburg, South Africa, Cindy Termorshuizen, Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa) for the G7 and G20 Summits, announced Canada’s pledge to the Global Fund’s eighth replenishment – a total of $1.02 billion over three years (2026-2028).
Canada’s investment in the Global Fund partnership will help to protect millions of people, stop countless new infections and drive mortality rates down even further in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria – which are among the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.
In 2024 alone, the Global Fund helped 25.6 million people get HIV medicines, treated 7.4 million people for tuberculosis (TB), and provided 162 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets to protect families from malaria. That same year, the Global Fund invested $2.7 billion to strengthen health systems in low- and middle-income countries. This funding improved labs, supply chains, and disease tracking, helping countries build strong and effective health systems to respond to these three epidemics, but also prepare for future health threats.
This pledge reflects Canada’s continued leadership in global health, while aligning with broader domestic priorities and recalibrating contributions to a pre-pandemic scale. Canada is committed to doing its part in finding global solutions to global problems. This means investing in strong partnerships, like the Global Fund, that are achieving a significant return on investment, to drive meaningful progress. By working together, we can foster healthier communities, strengthen economic security and promote a safer and more stable future for all.
Quotes
“Canada is a leader in global health, working with partners to tackle today’s challenges. By strengthening health systems, we help communities and economies grow – both abroad and here at home. This pledge shows Canada’s commitment to addressing the needs of the poorest and marginalized, while also strengthening global and Canadian health security in the face of future health crises.”
- Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development)
Quick facts
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The Global Fund is Canada’s largest, annual investment in global health. Canada has provided over $5.3 billion to the partnership since 2002.
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The Global Fund partnership effectively mobilizes investments from governments, the private sector, and foundations to meet the urgent health needs of the poorest and most marginalized, reinforce health systems, and strengthen global health security.
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HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria are devastating and deadly diseases that affect the most vulnerable and marginalized – who are less likely to have access to life-saving treatments – yet they are largely preventable and treatable. The Global Fund provides a significant share of all international financing for these diseases: 26% for HIV programs, 73% for TB programs, and 59% for malaria programs.
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Canada also supports TB-related innovations through Stop TB’s TB REACH mechanism that works in close collaboration with the Global Fund.
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Contacts
Shanti Cosentino
Director of Communications
Office of the Secretary of State (International Development)
Shanti.Cosentino@international.gc.ca
Media Relations Office
Global Affairs Canada
media@international.gc.ca
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