World Vision UK alarmed at UK Cuts to The Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria
“Disease knows no boundaries and by cutting support to the world’s poorest and vulnerable communities is a risk to humanity both at abroad and at home.”
November 2025 - World Vision UK is increasingly concerned in the UK government’s move, this month, to shrink their commitment to global health for children by reducing their commitment to The Global Fund – the worldwide partnership that tackles treatment and spread of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in the world’s hardest hit countries.
Whilst World Vision UK welcomes that the UK has made a renewed financial pledge, the move to reduce it – that sees the UK commitment to The Global Fund reduce by 15% - further erodes the UK’s well-established reputation as a global health leader. The shrinkage follows previous cuts to Foreign Aid from the UK this year reducing Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% slashing £millions from children’s futures*.
Eradicating diseases such as HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis is a global health issue and a child rights issue – disease knows no boundaries and reducing support to the world’s poorest and vulnerable communities is a risk to humanity both at abroad and at home.
World Vision has partnered with the Global Fund and national partners since its inception in 2002. Through this partnership, World Vision has acquired 188 Global Fund awards in 44 countries with focus on testing, screening, forecasting, prevention, treatment and scaling digital health systems. World Vision programmes have made a significant impact amongst millions including:
· HIV/TB initiatives in Malawi, Haiti, CAR, PNG, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Thailand, Nicaragua, and Eswatini.
· Malaria programs in Angola, Burundi, Mozambique, Solomon Islands and the Central African Republic.
The Global Fund’s work to end AIDs, TB and malaria is aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The World Vision/Global Fund partnership directly contributes to progress toward this and other goals.
The United Kingdom and South Africa are co-hosting a pledging event later this month in Johannesburg. The UK has historically been one of the Fund’s biggest donors.
*ODA at the crossroads | Advocacy | World Vision International
- For every $1 in international aid spent on children, the world gets a $10 return on investment, from better education, health and other outcomes.
- Donors projected to cut overall international aid by $51 billion from 2025 by 2030.
- With less and less aid going to children, this means $163 billion loss – in boys’ and girls’ futures, health and education.
