The Global Fund’s top 10 implementing partners

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a global partnership founded in 2002 to fight the three deadly diseases, which at that time seemed impossible to beat: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Two decades later, the partnership has invested over $50 billion in more than 100 countries. We looked into the Global Fund’s data to see where the money is going and who’s been implementing its grants in the past 20 years. What does the data say? Since 2003, the fund has disbursed $57.2 billion for over 1,500 grants. Annual funding has greatly fluctuated over the course of the fund’s existence. The biggest disbursement was in 2015, worth $10.2 billion — more than four times bigger than the previous year. The lowest disbursement was in 2019, worth $131.2 million. As of this November, the recorded disbursement for 2022 is only worth $12.2 million. The average annual disbursement from 2003 to 2021 is $3 billion, while the average grant size is $37.4 million. Where is the money going? The Global Fund divides its money into four main focus areas: HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, and the Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health — or RSSH. Over the course of the fund’s existence, the biggest share, worth $24.7 billion, or 43.2% of the total, has gone to HIV/AIDS-related grants. Programs addressing malaria received $16.9 billion, while $8.7 billion went to TB and $997.5 million to RSSH. A further $5.4 billion went to grants addressing both HIV/AIDS and TB, while the remaining $516.1 million went to grants with multiple target areas. Most funding was distributed at the national level, with $55.9 billion divided among 129 countries and territories. Nigeria is the biggest recipient, with $3.3 billion, followed by Tanzania, with $2.9 billion, Ethiopia, with $2.8 billion, and India, with $2.7 billion. Another $1.3 billion was divided among 13 continents and regions. Of this, $536.2 million went to Southeast Asia, $218.2 million to Africa, and $136.8 million to Latin America and the Caribbean. A further $86 million went to global programs. More than half of the money, worth $34.1 billion went to governmental organizations. Other implementers include civil society organizations, with $12.5 billion; multilateral organizations, with $7.8 billion; and the private sector, with $886.2 million. A further $1.9 billion went to uncategorized organizations. The top 10 implementing partners Overall, the top 10 implementing partners received $20.9 billion, or 36.6% of the total disbursement. Two top grantees — Population Services International and Catholic Relief Services — are nonprofit organizations, while seven are government agencies. Only the United Nations Development Programme is a multilateral organization. 1. United Nations Development Programme Founded: 1965 Location: New York, U.S. Total grant amount: $6 billion The partnership between UNDP and the Global Fund formally began in December 2003. Since then, the agency has been awarded a total of 203 grants, worth $6 billion, with a focus on strengthening national response to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. UNDP is the Global Fund’s partner in 47 countries and four regions. The biggest grant, worth $1.3 billion, is a 10-year program that aims to help achieve the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat in Zimbabwe by 2030. 2. Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance and Planning Founded: 1964 Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Total grant amount: $2.6 billion Since 2003, the Global Fund has disbursed a total of $2.9 billion for Tanzania. Of this, $2.6 billion has been channeled through the country’s Ministry of Finance and Planning. Its biggest grant, worth $868.7 million, aims to reduce the overall HIV/AIDS infection and death by 75%, the incidence among children, and the discrimination and stigma against people with HIV. The project started in 2015 and will end in 2023. 3. India’s Ministry of Finance Founded: 1946 Location: New Delhi, India Total grant amount: $2.1 billion The Global Fund’s total disbursement in India amounted to $2.7 billion. Of this, $2.1 billion, or 79.6%, went to the Ministry of Finance through its Department of Economic Affairs. The agency’s biggest award, worth $648.4 million, aims to eliminate TB in the country. The grant started in 2011 and will end in 2024, with a total signed value of $825.7 million. 4. Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Founded: 1995 Location: Kampala, Uganda Total grant amount: $1.7 billion MoFPED is the top implementer in the country, along with The AIDS Support Organisation. The total grant disbursement in Uganda amounts to $1.9 billion — $1.7 billion of which went to MoFPED. Its biggest grant, worth $681.1 million, supports the country’s campaign against HIV/AIDS. 5. Rwanda’s Ministry of Health Founded: 2012 Location: Kigali, Rwanda Total grant amount: $1.7 billion Almost the entire $1.7 billion disbursement to Rwanda went to the Ministry of Health, with the remaining $1.7 million going to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Of the grants awarded to the Ministry of Health, $1 billion went to HIV/AIDS programs, $372.9 million to malaria, and $116.3 million to TB. The remaining went to multisectoral grants. Its biggest grant, worth $849.8 million, aims to reduce new infections, morbidity, and mortality related to HIV/AIDS. 6. Ethiopia’s HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office Founded: 2002 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Total grant amount: $1.6 billion HAPCO, which oversees the implementation of Ethiopia’s HIV/AIDS national strategic plan, accounts for 57.4% of the $2.8 billion total disbursed grant money for the country. The agency has been awarded four HIV/AIDS-related grants in total. Its biggest, worth $633.7 million, targets HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment. 7. Mozambique’s Ministry of Health Founded: N/A Location: Maputo, Mozambique Total grant amount: $1.5 billion MISAU is one of the leading implementing partners in the country, receiving $1.5 billion out of the $1.9 billion total disbursement for Mozambique. The agency mainly implements HIV/AIDS grants, receiving a total of $1.3 billion. Its biggest grant, worth $748.7 million, is for the reinforcement of the National HIV/AIDS Response program in Mozambique. 8. Population Services International Founded: 1970 Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Total grant amount: $1.4 billion PSI, a nonprofit global health organization, has been awarded a total of 31 grants in 13 countries and one region — Latin America and the Caribbean. The biggest share of these grants is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, worth $319.2 million; South Sudan, worth $209.1 million; and Madagascar, worth $247.3 million. The biggest award, worth $170.2 million, was for the implementation of the universal coverage of artemisinin-based combination therapy, rapid diagnostic test, and long-lasting insecticidal nets — methods for controlling malaria — in Mali. The project started in 2013 and ended in 2021. 9. Kenya’s National Treasury & Economic Planning Founded: 2020 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Total grant amount: $1.2 billion Kenya’s National Treasury & Economic Planning is the country’s leading implementer of grants, receiving $1.2 billion out of the $1.6 billion total disbursement for the country. The majority of this, worth $861.5 million, went to HIV/AIDS. Malaria received $441 million, while $180.4 million went to TB. Its biggest grant to date, worth $615.9 million, aims to help achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in the country. 10. Catholic Relief Services Founded: 1943 Location: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Total grant amount: $1.1 billion CRS has been a partner of the Global Fund since 2009. It was awarded a total of 13 grants, worth $1.1 billion. Awards went to the U.S. headquarters, and to CRS offices in Benin, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. 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