GFO Issue 257, Article Number: 1
Global Fund releases end-2104 numbers
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT
In the last year, in programs supported by the Global Fund, the number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy was up 20%; the number of malaria bednets distributed rose 25%; and the number of TB cases detected and treated increased by 9%. The Fund released the 2014 numbers on 1 December.
The number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy through programs supported by the Global Fund reached an estimated 7.3 million by the end of 2014, a 20% increase over a year earlier. A total 450 million insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria were distributed, up 25% over 2013's total of 360 million. The number of TB cases detected and treated rose from 11.2 million a year ago to 12.3 million at the end of 2014, a 9% increase.
Other key results numbers announced by the Fund on World AIDS Day, 1 December, show year-on-year increases ranging from 4% to 38%. See the table for details.
The Numbers
Cumulative results for programs to which the Global Fund contributed
RESULTS TO
DECEMBER 2014
RESULTS TO
DECEMBER 2013
YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGE
No. of people receiving ART
7.3 million
6.1 million
+ 20%
TB smear-positive cases detected and treated
12.3 million
11.2 million
+ 9%
MDR-TB cases treated
150,000
108,908
+ 38%
No. of condoms distributed
4.9 billion
4.5 billion
+ 9%
No. of HIV counseling and testing sessions conducted
390 million
306 million
+ 27%
No. of malaria ITNs distributed
450 million
360 million
+ 25%
Structures covered by IRS
55.0 million
48.3 million
+ 14%
Malaria cases treated
470 million
390 million
+ 21%
HIV behavioral change communications
450 million
412 million
+ 9%
No. of women receiving PMTCT treatment
2.7 million
2.4 million
+ 13%
Care and support services provided
27.0 million
24.6 million
+ 10%
Care and support for OVC
7.2 million
6.9 million
+ 4%
Treatment for STIs
21.0 million
19.6 million
+ 7%
People treated for TB/HIV
11.0 million
9.4 million
+ 17%
Person episodes of training for health or community workers
15.6 million
14.9 million
+ 5%
In a news release accompanying the announcement of the results, the Global Fund said that the numbers “show significant movement towards common milestones in HIV response, articulated well in a study recently released by UNAIDS that calls for fast-tracking the HIV response to end the epidemic by 2030.” The news release also noted the accelerated efforts against malaria and progress in the response to TB.
The number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy through programs supported by the Global Fund reached an estimated 7.3 million by the end of 2014, a 20% increase over a year earlier. A total 450 million insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria were distributed, up 25% over 2013's total of 360 million. The number of TB cases detected and treated rose from 11.2 million a year ago to 12.3 million at the end of 2014, a 9% increase.
Other key results numbers announced by the Fund on World AIDS Day, 1 December, show year-on-year increases ranging from 4% to 38%. See the table for details.
The Numbers |
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Cumulative results for programs to which the Global Fund contributed |
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| RESULTS TO DECEMBER 2014 | RESULTS TO DECEMBER 2013 | YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGE | |
| No. of people receiving ART | 7.3 million | 6.1 million | + 20% |
| TB smear-positive cases detected and treated | 12.3 million | 11.2 million | + 9% |
| MDR-TB cases treated | 150,000 | 108,908 | + 38% |
| No. of condoms distributed | 4.9 billion | 4.5 billion | + 9% |
| No. of HIV counseling and testing sessions conducted | 390 million | 306 million | + 27% |
| No. of malaria ITNs distributed | 450 million | 360 million | + 25% |
| Structures covered by IRS | 55.0 million | 48.3 million | + 14% |
| Malaria cases treated | 470 million | 390 million | + 21% |
| HIV behavioral change communications | 450 million | 412 million | + 9% |
| No. of women receiving PMTCT treatment | 2.7 million | 2.4 million | + 13% |
| Care and support services provided | 27.0 million | 24.6 million | + 10% |
| Care and support for OVC | 7.2 million | 6.9 million | + 4% |
| Treatment for STIs | 21.0 million | 19.6 million | + 7% |
| People treated for TB/HIV | 11.0 million | 9.4 million | + 17% |
| Person episodes of training for health or community workers | 15.6 million | 14.9 million | + 5% |
In a news release accompanying the announcement of the results, the Global Fund said that the numbers “show significant movement towards common milestones in HIV response, articulated well in a study recently released by UNAIDS that calls for fast-tracking the HIV response to end the epidemic by 2030.” The news release also noted the accelerated efforts against malaria and progress in the response to TB.
