"The UK has cut by 15% its contribution to a leading aid fund combating preventable diseases, a decision that charities have said could lead to hundreds of thousands more otherwise preventable deaths. The UK will commit 850m to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria over 2027-29, against the 1bn pledged by the Conservative government for the last funding round."
"While the sum, announced in a written government statement, is slightly higher than the figure of 800m previously being discussed by senior officials, aid groups called it a serious setback in global efforts to combat the diseases. The total amount given by all countries to the global fund will be announced later this month at an event co-hosted by the UK on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa, which Keir Starmer is due to attend."
The UK will contribute 850m to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for 2027–29, a 15% reduction from the previous 1bn pledge. The pledged sum is slightly higher than an earlier 800m figure but prompted aid groups to call it a significant setback in disease-fighting efforts. Aid organisations warned that past reductions and this cut, alongside US aid cuts, could lead to many avoidable deaths and infections; one estimate tied a 20% cut to 800m with up to 340,000 avoidable deaths and nearly 5.9 million avoidable infections. Government officials cite competing aid commitments and wider cuts to overseas aid.
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