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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.
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