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Botswana to fund HIV and tuberculosis programmes alone from 2030

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Botswana to fund HIV and tuberculosis programmes alone from 2030

The Global Fund has designated its latest grant cycle as the final allocation for Botswana’s HIV and tuberculosis programmes. Botswana will have to finance these programmes entirely from domestic resources by the end of 2030, reports the Sunday Standard.

Botswana is expected to finance its HIV and tuberculosis programmes entirely from domestic resources by the end of 2030. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has designated its latest grant cycle for the country as its final allocation for the two diseases, reports the Sunday Standard.

The decision comes with a reduction in Global Fund financing. The gradual withdrawal of this support is intended to lead Botswana to take sole responsibility for the programmes concerned by the set deadline.

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