Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Global Fund-supported programmes’ contribution to international targets and the Millennium Development Goals: an initial analysis

Ryuichi Komatsu, Daniel Low-Beer, Bernhard Schwartländer

Volume 85, Number 10, October 2007, 805-811

Table 2. International targets and targets and results for Global Fund-supported programmes for ARV, DOTS and ITN

Targets and results	People on ARV	DOTS detected	ITNs distributed (sub-Saharan Africa)
International targets (2005)	3 million	3.8 million^a	69 million^b
Results for Global Fund-supported programmes (2005)	384 000	1 million	5.1 million^c
Contribution by Global Fund-supported programmes^d	13%	26%	7%
Results for Global Fund-supported programmes (mid-2006)	544 000	1.4 million	6.3 million^c
Contribution by Global Fund-supported programmes^d(to mid-2006 target)	18%	29%	9%
International targets (2009)	8.3 million	12 million^a	76 million^b
Targets for Global Fund-supported programmes (2009)	1.6 million	3.5 million	64 million^c
Contribution by Global Fund-supported programmes^d	19%	28%	84%

ARV, people on antiretroviral treatment; DOTS, tuberculosis patients detected under the DOTS strategy; ITN, insecticide-treated nets distributed.^a Estimated cumulative number of new sputum smear-positive cases detected under DOTS strategy since mid-2004.^b Estimates based on 60% of the high-risk population in sub-Saharan Africa.^c Figures for sub-Saharan Africa.^d Results for Global Fund-supported programmes compared to estimated international targets for the corresponding period.Results for Global Fund-supported programmes may include deliveries that are co-financed by others. Sources and estimates based on ³^,⁴^,¹⁷^,¹⁸^,¹⁹ and Global Fund web site (http://www.theglobalfund.org).