Global Fund, Ethiopia sign grant agreements valued at US$424 million for universal coverage of HIV treatment and malaria death elimination by 2015

The Global Fund and the Government of Ethiopia signed two grant agreements valued at US$424 million “with the aim of achieving universal coverage of HIV treatment and completely eliminating malaria deaths in Ethiopia by 2015.” The announcement noted that “Ethiopia is widely recognized for its achievements in the health field in recent years. HIV-related deaths dropped from 99,000 in 2005 to 44,000 in 2011, a direct result of expanded treatment with anti-retroviral drugs. There has also been a 50 per cent decline in death rates for children under the age of five, from 2000 to 2011.”

http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2012-07-19_Global_Fund_and_Ethiopia_Sign_Agreements_For_US_dollars_424_Million/