South Africa is facing a 16% reduction in its Global Fund allocation for the coming grant cycle, starting on 1 October. The Global Fund is a worldwide partnership geared towards defeating Aids, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Despite the reduction in the overall Global Fund allocation, the number of areas receiving grant funding has increased. MSF said it was “deeply concerned” about the impact of weakening support for the Global Fund. Daily Maverick approached the Department of Health about the Global Fund reprioritisation process but had not received a response by the time of publishing.