Global Fund Chair Highlights Doha’s Growing Role in Global Health
The Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Roslyn Morauta, praised Qatar as a reliable and valued partner in global health, recognizing its expanding influence in global health financing.
In an interview with The Peninsula during the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Morauta described the Global Fund as a unique cooperative framework that brings together governments, private foundations, and civil society to deliver measurable public health results in developing regions.
“The Global Fund is not like any other multilateral organisation. It is built on a true public-private partnership model where both donors and implementers have equal say. Those who receive funding have as much voice as those who give it.”
Since its founding in 2002, the Fund has provided more than $70 billion to low- and middle-income countries, saving over 70 million lives and reducing deaths from the three main diseases by 63 percent.
Morauta noted that Qatar became a donor to the Global Fund in 2016 and has steadily increased its contributions. Although Qatar currently holds a non-voting seat on the donor side of the Board, she expressed optimism that Doha’s continued engagement will soon lead to a full voting position.
Author’s Summary
Roslyn Morauta emphasized Qatar’s steady rise as a vital contributor to the fight against infectious diseases and to the Global Fund’s worldwide mission.