In Lesotho:
Ms. Nkhala Sefako, Global fund Co-ordinator, Ministry of Finance and Development
t: +266 2231 7655
t: +266 2232 6794
f: +266 2232 7210

In Geneva:
Tatjana Peterson,
Fund Portfolio Manager – Southern Africa Cluster
t: + 41 58 791 1724
f: + 41 58 791 1701
e: Tatjana.Peterson@theglobalfund.org

Lilian Pedrosa,
Programme Officer
t: +41 58 791 82 16
m: +41 77 427 83 82
Lilian.Pedrosa@theglobalfund.org

Postal Address:
Ch. Blandonnet 6 - 8
1214 Vernier
Geneva
Switzerland

Grant-makers

The Global Fund is a unique global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Global Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases.

At the end of 2008, Global Fund-supported programs are estimated to have averted more than 3.5 million deaths by providing AIDS treatment for two million people, anti-tuberculosis treatment for 4.6 million people and by distributing 70 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria worldwide. The Global Fund has so far approved funding in 140 countries worth US$ 15 billion.

Through the first eight rounds of funding, Lesotho has received four grants for HIV/AIDS and three grants for tuberculosis, for a total value for both diseases of US$ 245 million over five years. These grants are financed by monies raised through PRODUCT (RED).

Activities funded by these grants include community outreach to provide HIV education in schools, provision of essential services to orphans and vulnerable children, equipping laboratories and training laboratory workers on the detection of tuberculosis and rolling out DOTS to all districts. For complete information on Lesotho’s grants, please visit http://www.theglobalfund.org/programs/country/?countryid=LSO&lang=en

This page also provides a link to stories from Lesotho’s programs (available April 2009).

This organisation's info updated on: Wed, Apr 22, 2009. Please disregard the date below.