Health Policy Watch: Global Fund faces $5bn shortfall as France slashes support, EU delays pledge

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Battered by a 58% cut from France, a delayed European Union (EU) pledge, and a US pullback, the Global Fund faces a significant shortfall, securing $12.64 billion against its $18 billion target during the 8th replenishment.

Despite this compounding retreat, executive director Peter Sands praised the final tally as a “remarkable result, achieved in a challenging global context.”

Significant changes in global health financing have forced a strategic shift, introduced in late 2025, toward the poorest nations bearing the heaviest disease burdens, while placing middle-income countries on accelerated transition timelines toward national self-reliance.

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