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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Founders | France, Brazil, Chile, Norway and the United Kingdom |
| Focus | HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis |
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Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Grants |
Key people | Executive Director, Dr. Philippe Duneton[1] Marisol Touraine, Chair of Unitaid Executive Board[2] |
Revenue | Over US$ 3 billion in contributions from donors between 2006 and 2019, 63% of which has been raised through a solidarity levy on airline tickets[3] |
| Website | unitaid |
Unitaid is a global health initiative that works with partners to bring about innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat major diseases in low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS and its deadly co-infections. Founded in 2006, the organization funds the final stages of research and development of new drugs, diagnostics and disease-prevention tools, helps produce data supporting guidelines for their use, and works to allow more affordable generic medicines to enter the marketplace in low- and middle-income countries. Hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Unitaid was established by the governments of Brazil, Chile, France, Norway and the United Kingdom.[4]
As of 2019, Unitaid manages a portfolio of 48 grants worth around US$1.3 billion. More than half of Unitaid's projects contribute to the global fight against antimicrobial resistance.[5]
Unitaid supports programs that are implemented by organizations such as Coalition Plus, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Expertise France, The Global Fund, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Médecins Sans Frontières,[6] Medicines for Malaria Venture,[7] Stop TB Partnership,[8] TB Alliance,[9] UNICEF and others.
- ^ "Press Release on the appointment of Dr Philippe Duneton as Unitaid's new Executive Director".
- ^ "Former French Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights Marisol Touraine elected chair of the Unitaid Executive Board".
- ^ "Investing in Unitaid". unitaid.org.
- ^ "About Us".
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