Canada's 16% Cut to Global Fund Pledge: Neither Smart Nor Strategic
Author: Results Canada
Publication: LinkedIn
Date: November 28, 2025
Summary:
Results Canada denounces Canada's pledge of $1.02 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at its Eighth Replenishment Summit in Johannesburg, representing a nearly 16% cut from Canada's 2022 commitment.
The Global Fund, co-founded by Canada, has saved more than 70 million lives and remains one of the most effective tools for building a safer, healthier, and more equitable world. Results Canada called the reduction a step backward that undermines momentum when global challenges are increasing sharply, weakens Canada's reputation as a principled partner committed to equity and human rights, and contradicts Prime Minister Mark Carney's stated ambitions to rebuild trust and demonstrate meaningful global leadership. The organization noted that communities affected by HIV, TB, and malaria, along with Canadian advocates, health experts, parliamentarians, and global partners, have been clear that Canada's leadership matters in fighting the world's deadliest infectious diseases.
Quotes:
"A painful setback at a time when global stability, Canadian prosperity, and lives quite literally hang in the balance… This reduced pledge is a missed opportunity for Carney's government to show the ambition and forward-thinking the moment demands." — Taryn Russell, Executive Director, Results Canada
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