Quick Facts
The 4 regional locations of the Friends organizations
US, Europe, Australia, Japan
This president launched PEPFAR
George W Bush
How much does the Global Fund invest annually in programs run by local experts and governments?
$5 billion
The GF was founded in ___ and Friends was founded in ___
2002; 2004
What did Friends celebrate during an awards reception hosted in July 2024?
Bipartisan Congressional Leadership
The region with the highest number of Malaria cases worldwide
Sub Saharan Africa
Currently serving as both the Global AIDS Coordinator for President Biden and Senior Bureau Official of GHSD
John Nkengasong
How many pregnant women received preventive therapy for malaria in 2023?
15.5 million
This epidemic was first recognized in 1981
HIV/AIDS
The Global Fund, supported by Friends, has saved this many lives since 2002.
65 million
Alcoholic drink that originated as a malaria preventative
Gin and tonic
Friends champion who is the NY 6th District representative
Rep. Grace Meng
The number of mosquito nets distributed in 2023 to protect people from malaria
227 million
The name of the HIV/AIDS movement that was formed in 1987
ACT UP
How many congresses have supported U.S. investment in the Global Fund?
8
Malaria is derived from "mal" and "aria" which translates to:
"Bad air"
This Nobel Peace Prize winner and UN Secretary-General played a major role in addressing HIV/AIDS globally
Kofi Annan
The GF has disbursed how much to faith-based organizations in its operating countries?
$3.8 billion
The first antiretroviral therapy to treat AIDS was approved this year
1987
The GF partnership has reduced the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by what percent in the last two decades?
61%
The country that had the first case of malaria
Egypt
Author and TB advocate who Gen Z knows from watching him and his brother’s Crash Course videos in school
John Green
According to the 2024 results report, how many people were treated for TB in 2023?
7.1 million
President's wife who died of tuberculosis
Eleanor Roosevelt
How many GF-supported TB programs made a full recovery from COVID-19 disruptions?
All of them!