Partnership with the Global Fund
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UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund makes a powerful contribution to Agenda 2030 and the commitment to ‘leave no one behind’.
UNDP partners with the Global Fund to support and strengthen national responses to HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria, supporting countries to implement large-scale health programmes — including reaching some of the most hard-to-reach populations and strengthening institutions to deliver essential services in challenging and high-risk country contexts.
The objective is to ensure access to quality health services for all, to and enable all those living or affected by the diseases to live healthy, productive lives. The partnership leverages UNDP’s mandate to strengthen institutions to deliver universal access to basic services and to rebuild resilient health services in crisis and post-crisis settings.
UNDP as the Interim Principal Recipient
UNDP only serves as an Interim PR when the Global Fund has determined that a national entity cannot currently fulfil this role. UNDP helps these countries to access Global Fund resources, to make the money work, to manage the risks, and achieve significant health outcomes, all the while building national capacity to ensure sustainability of Global Fund programmes.
As of March 2018, as interim Principal Recipient of Global Fund grants, UNDP manages 31 grants in 18 countries, and three regional programmes (covering 27 countries), with a total portfolio value of US$ 950 million.
As of March 2018, as interim Principal Recipient of Global Fund grants, UNDP manages 31 grants in 18 countries, and three regional programmes (covering 27 countries), with a total portfolio value of US$ 950 million.
Results of the Partnership
UNDP’s partnership with the Global Fund has helped save 3.1 million lives to date. Zimbabwe recently reached 1 million people on HIV treatment, a remarkable milestone and achievement in a challenging context, with clear and measurable impact: the decline of life expectancy in Zimbabwe, has been reversed and increased to 60 or 63 years for men and women in 2016. In addressing epidemics of malaria and TB, UNDP in partnership has distributed 57 million bed nets to prevent malaria and tested and treated 850,000 cases of malaria.
Developing national capacity
- UNDP also provides policy and technical support in areas of UNDP expertise and mandate, such as human rights and gender equality, sustainable financing and environmental sustainability, and reaching key populations at higher risk.
- This includes environmental sustainability, through innovative initiatives that embed sustainability into procurement practices and promote the use of clean energy, while also reducing the carbon footprint of health facilities and enhancing their ability to withstand the effects of climate change.