Global Fund Chair Highlights Doha’s Expanding Role in Global Health
Doha: Roslyn Morauta, Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, praised Qatar as a dedicated and reliable partner in global health efforts. She emphasized the nation's increasing influence in international health financing.
Speaking with The Peninsula during the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Morauta described the Global Fund as a collaborative structure that brings together governments, private sectors, and civil society to achieve sustainable results in developing nations.
“The Global Fund is not like any other multilateral organisation,” Morauta said. “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 foundation in 2002, the Fund has distributed over $70 billion to low- and middle-income countries, saving more than 70 million lives and cutting deaths from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria by 63 percent.
Qatar’s Commitment to the Global Fund
Morauta noted that Qatar became a donor in 2016 and has gradually increased its financial support. Although the country currently holds a non-voting seat on the donor side of the Global Fund Board, she expressed optimism that Doha’s rising engagement would soon lead to a full voting position.
Author’s Summary
The Global Fund Chair applauds Qatar's steady growth as a crucial supporter of international health, underlining its expanding voice in global health governance and financing.