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"In a statement to parliament, international development minister Jenny Chapman said: I am proud to announce that we will invest 850 million in the Global Fund for 2026-2028 to deliver lifesaving prevention, testing and treatment services. This commitment is not only a moral imperative, it is a strategic investment in global and national health security and in wider economic growth and s"
The UK plans to reduce its Global Fund contribution to 850 million for 2026-2028, down from 1bn in 2022 and 1.4bn in 2019. The reduction of 150 million is expected to put about 250,000 lives at risk, many of them children. Charities warn the cut will force officials into impossible, life-or-death decisions. The decision is part of a broader shift of resources away from foreign aid toward defence spending. Seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer wrote to the prime minister calling the cut a moral failure. International development minister Jenny Chapman framed the investment as a moral and strategic commitment to health security.
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