The officials, led by Mark Dybul, the Executive Director of Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, were speaking yesterday during a meeting to review the impact of the $375 million project that they have funded in Rwanda over the past three years.
"I commend and congratulate Rwanda for the extra work done as far as reducing HIV infection from mother to child at birth, the fight against tuberculosis and malaria are concerned," Dybul said.
According to Dr Daniel Ngamije, the coordinator of Single Project Implementation Unit in the Ministry of Health, they are also negotiating with Global Fund to finance another $25 million three-year project to fight tuberculosis.
"This year, Global Fund gave Rwanda $21 million (Rwf13.6 billion) to fight malaria while the government is in negotiations to get $25 million (Rwf16.2 billion) to fight tuberculosis, and $204 million for HIV," Ngamije said.
Global Fund is among the key contributors to the fight against the three diseases in the country.
"It is an encouragement to have the executive director here, it not only shows the strong partnership we have, but also helps to assess the work done, identify challenges and chart the way forward," Dr Anita Asiimwe, the State Minister for Primary and Public Healthcare, said.
Among other areas where the Global Fund money is spent is the distribution of Anti-Retroviral Therapy with 94 per cent of Rwandans infected with the virus accessing the treatment.
