France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives.

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After months of uncertainty, the government said its pledge for the 2026-2028 cycle will fall from €1.6 billion in the previous funding period to €660 million.

  • sidebro@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has helped save nearly 70 million lives worldwide.

    Yeah, let’s not support that. Fuck that. /s

  • BestBouclettesEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    1.6 billion over three years to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases is fucking nothing. Fuck Macron and his cronies.