8th Global Fund Replenishment Summit

FIRST INTERVENTION

Your Excellency Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and co-host of the 8th Global Fund Replenishment,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

At a time when multilateralism has come under increasing strain and global cooperation in health is being sorely tested, this 8th Replenishment Summit of the Global Fund is a milestone for global health.  

Building resilient health systems, scaling-up local manufacturing of medicines and diagnostics, and securing sustainable financing are vital for both social and economic development.  

Without a healthy population, nations cannot prosper.

It is therefore essential that we close gaps in access to medicines, diagnostics and financing, so that every country can protect its people and achieve health equity.  

Today, we celebrate the collective effort to end HIV, TB and Malaria across the globe.

We reflect on the difficult journey we have travelled and the great progress we have made.  

This Summit reflects our shared commitment to invest in universal health coverage today for social protection and resilient health systems.

It is up to us to demonstrate that solidarity and collective action can prevail over division.  

It has been an honour and a privilege to co-host the summit over the past year alongside the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

We are deeply grateful to all partners who have made early pledges of nearly 4.3 billion US dollars so far.  

These initial pledges laid the groundwork for a robust campaign throughout 2025

I am pleased to announce that the South Africa government and private sector is pledging a total of 36.6 million US dollars toward this replenishment.  

This is the equivalent of R630 million.

Of the South African contribution, a total of 5.5 million US dollars has been pledged by the Goodbye Malaria organisation and 4.5 million US dollars by Anglo American, as they indicated earlier

We commend them for their unwavering commitment to improve the health of the people of our country, our continent and the world.

The South African private sector has indicated that more pledges will follow.

I call on the private sector in our country and elsewhere to step up and be counted amongst those that made a smart investment towards the elimination of HIV, TB and Malaria

Our pledge represents our confidence in the Global Fund partnership and in its ability to deliver on its promises.  

We remain grateful to the global health community that has supported us over the past few decades as one of the countries most severely affected by HIV/AIDS and TB.

We urge partners to maintain the momentum that we have achieved and continue to make bold, transformative commitments that match the scale of our common challenges.

It now gives me great pleasure to invite my co-host, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to make his remarks.

I thank you.
 

SECOND INTERVENTION: ANNOUNCING THE OUTCOME

Excellencies
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today’s Summit has been a defining moment for global health and for global solidarity.  

With just five years to go before the deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, we have taken to heart the call to accelerate our efforts.

The 8th Replenishment Campaign has been extremely robust over the past year and we can say that today we have reached a milestone in our partnership.  

The total pledge value of the 8th Replenishment is US$ 11.34 billion dollars.

This is an extraordinary achievement. We hope that future generations will look back on this moment as a turning point in the global fight against HIV, AIDS, TB and Malaria.  

The pledge amount is no mere number. It is a solid foundation for impact and a renewed impetus for transformation and change.

Millions of lives will be saved.  

Stronger, more resilient health systems will be built.

This outcome is the result of the determination of a diverse coalition that has come together in the interest of global health security. But we are not done yet- more countries, regional organisations and companies will rise up and meet us on this occasion

We must remain unified behind the purpose that makes the Global Fund unique and effective in equal measure.

As part of our commitment to the Lusaka Agenda on global health initiatives, we need to work smarter and more efficiently.  

We need to eliminate waste and duplication and address the fragmentation of the global health financing system.

Let me take this opportunity to thank all donors and partners for their pledges and leadership throughout the Summit.

This continued partnership – guided by solidarity, sustainability, innovation and equality – will   be essential if we are to deliver on our commitments and sustain progress.

I thank you.