France’s contribution to the Global Fund
France’s contribution to the Global Fund
The amount allocated by France to fighting major pandemics reached unprecedented levels for the 2023-2025 triennial.
L’Initiative is a French instrument that complements the work of the Global Fund. It aims to accelerate the fight against major pandemics and help countries improve access to high-quality healthcare services
At the turn of the new millennium, the international community came together in a tremendous show of solidarity to combat AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis with the creation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. France was one of the founding countries and is a major contributor to this partnership in both operational and financial terms.
In 2011, France created L’Initiative in response to the difficulties that certain countries, particularly French-speaking ones, were having in accessing Global Fund grants. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs devolved implementation to Expertise France, the government agency for international technical cooperation. L’Initiative is a unique tool that supports France’s global health ambitions. Every year, it receives a proportion of France’s contribution to the Global Fund. From an initial allocation of 5%, this rose to 20% for the 2023-2025 triennial.
L’Initiative uses these resources to offer individualized support that is tailored to the needs of stakeholders in partner countries. It helps eligible countries prepare applications for funding from the Global Fund and supports them throughout the process to increase the impact grants have on the ground. Through an in-depth understanding of the field, the L’Initiative teams and external experts work closely with local partners to support them and build capacity. They propose innovative and appropriate solutions to initiate changes in practices and accelerate the response to major pandemics.
We strive to achieve
this ambition in three
different ways:
L’Initiative stands out in the partnership landscape of the Global Fund as a result of the originality of its organization and the ways in which it operates.
We provide customized technical and financial support to complement the multilateral aid provided by the Global Fund in forty eligible countries.
Particular attention is paid to French-speaking Africa, making sub-Saharan Africa the program’s priority area.
L’Initiative contributes toward the influence of French and French-speaking expertise in the global health ecosystem. It gives weight to France within the Global Fund and promotes high-level French-speaking experts. With a view to encouraging project ownership, we strive to use experts in beneficiary countries and young experts and aim for gender parity.