Global Fund Chair highlights Doha’s growing influence in global health

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 steadfast and valued partner in the international effort to address infectious diseases. She emphasized the nation’s growing significance in global health financing.

Speaking in an interview with The Peninsula during the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Morauta described the Global Fund as a collaborative platform that brings together governments, private foundations, and civil society to achieve tangible results in developing nations.

“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 Global Fund has distributed over $70 billion to low- and middle-income countries, saving more than 70 million lives and cutting mortality from the three main diseases by 63 percent.

Morauta highlighted that Qatar became a donor in 2016 and has consistently increased its financial participation. Although Doha currently holds a non-voting seat on the donor side of the Global Fund Board, she expressed optimism that Qatar’s deepening engagement could soon lead to a full voting position.

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Global Fund Chair Roslyn Morauta recognized Qatar’s strengthening role in global health, noting its growing financial commitment and influence within the Fund’s governance.

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