Experts and policy makers agreed on 19 January that a global subsidy for artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) should be put into place as soon as possible to make effective malaria treatments affordable and accessible to all. Hosted by the Dutch Government, the high level RBM Finance and Resources Working Group meeting included representatives from GFATM, PMI, WB, UNITAID, WHO, UNICEF and the Gates Foundation as well as endemic and donor countries, foundations, NGOs and the private sector. It was anticipated that the resources required to back such a subsidy ( around US$ 250m yearly from 2009 onwards) could be secured before 2008 and that potential risks, such as market distortion, could be mitigated by ongoing and effective monitoring.
AMFm Workstream
- Created:
- in November 2008 within the RBM Harmonization Working Group under the leadership of Oliver Sabot (Clinton Foundation) and Ricky Orford (PSI)
- Co-chairs:
- Oliver Sabot (Clinton Foundation) and Peter Olumese (WHO)
- RBM Secretariat Focal points:
- Dr Jan Van Erps
Tel.: +41 22 791 5867
Philippe Verstraete
Tel.: +41 22 791 2624 - Terms of Reference:
AMFm worksream supports malaria-endemic countries with:
- proposal development for accessing the AFMf
- rolling-out supporting interventions.