The Lancet  
Apr 20, 2013  Volume 381  Number 9875  p1333 – 1430  e9
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Editorial
The Global Fund: “a historic opportunity”
The Lancet
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At a donor conference on April 9–10 in Brussels, Belgium, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria presented a compelling case for funding the organisation to not only tackle these diseases but also to accelerate gains against them. The message was simple—increased funding now could dramatically alter the course of these diseases, and eventually bring them under control thanks to recent advances in science, falling treatment costs, and implementation know-how.