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View all search resultsFirst-time donor RI gives a boost to global AIDS, TB and malaria elimination
Even the pandemic and ensuing economic slowdown did not stop Indonesia from becoming a first-time donor to The Global Fund.
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W
ith only seven years left for Indonesia to achieve its target to end AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, the three diseases remain major health threats in the country.
The overall incidence of HIV/AIDS infections in Indonesia was down by 50 percent from 52,990 cases in 2010 to 26,730 in 2020. Despite the decline, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed the fight against HIV. Meanwhile, according to the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2022, Indonesia ranks as the second-highest contributor to global TB cases. Regarding malaria, Papua continues to be a real concern, in which cases are still on the rise, with a 13-percent increase in burden since 2019.
Those facts show Indonesia still needs to make a herculean effort to prevent and control AIDS, TB and malaria, three leading infectious killers with a 2030 target for elimination.
Amid the challenges, Indonesia recently announced a US$10 million pledge to The Global Fund, a move that shows the country’s commitment to helping the world combat AIDS, TB and malaria. Even the pandemic and ensuing economic slowdown did not stop Indonesia from becoming a first-time donor to The Global Fund.
Indonesia was one of five Asia-Pacific countries to pledge a combined $1.3 billion contribution to The Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York, the United States, on Sept. 21, 2022. The other four are Japan ($1.08 billion), Australia ($177.55 million), South Korea ($100 million) and New Zealand ($1.47 million).
During the conference, hosted by US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, The Global Fund raised a total $14.25 billion for the next three years to end AIDS, TB and malaria. The Global Fund’s target of $18 billion was not achieved, but it is expected that the latest pledges could help countries save millions of lives from AIDS, TB and malaria. It is also hoped the new funding could support countries to reinforce pandemic preparedness by strengthening health and community systems.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin told the conference that Indonesia’s efforts to achieve the target of controlling HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria must be sustained.
