This year marked a critical milestone in the quest to end TB, with the second United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on TB taking place at the halfway point to the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending TB by 2030. Advocates from around the world were hopeful that global leaders would seize this moment to reaffirm their commitments to ending the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Instead, civil society and affected community members were left disappointed by the missed opportunity and lack of ambition demonstrated by UN Member States, including Canada.

Stop TB Canada and our partners had been calling on Canada to demonstrate its leadership on the global stage by announcing high-impact commitments to end TB domestically and internationally. Instead, Canada's presence and commitments fell short of expectations. While support was shown to ending TB abroad with financial support for TB REACH, such commitment was not replicated for the domestic agenda, which received a mere message of status quo instead of the necessary coordinated action.

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🇨🇦 had an opportunity to step up for the millions affected by TB @ last week's #2023TBHLM but fell short. We celebrate renewed funding for #TBREACH but Canada must do more to #EndTB in 🇨🇦 & abroad. #YesWeCanEndTB https://ctt.ec/7cIGf+

2022 was a year of rapid acceleration in the Global Fund partnership’s fight against HIV, TB and malaria. Programs to tackle the three diseases registered a solid recovery after being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2022, programs supported by the Global Fund partnership had saved 59 million lives. Since 2002, the partnership has cut the combined death rate from AIDS, TB, and malaria by 55%.

The Global Fund Results Report 2023 details how investments continued to deliver lifesaving services. The partnership also played a critical role in supporting countries and communities to accelerate their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilient and sustainable systems for health that can respond to current and future health threats.

Read the full report here.