The funding gap is the difference between total needs for full implementation of the Global Plan to Stop TB 2006-2015 and projections of the funding that will be available over the next 10 years.
The total cost of the Global Plan is US$56.1 billion over ten years. This includes US$9 billion for new tools working groups and US$47 billion for implementation working groups.
Today, only about 45% of the total cost or an estimated US$25.3 billion is likely to be available. The estimated funding gap is US$30.8 billion.
Without additional financial support, we cannot stop TB and save millions of lives.
The funding gap of US$30.8 billion is not purely a financial gap. It represents critical gaps in global TB control in the next decade:
- It is an equity gap between the haves and have-nots of TB treatment and cure.
- It is a technological gap between the status quo and innovation in TB control.
- It is a humanitarian gap between those who will be saved and those who will not.
- It is a commitment gap between the vision of a TB-free world and the reality.
The funding gaps have been estimated by region and area of activity.
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