Unitaid was established in 2006 by the governments of Brazil, Chile, France, Norway and the United Kingdom. Today it is backed by a formidable “North-South” membership, including Cyprus, Korea, Luxembourg, Spain and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation alongside Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius and Niger. Civil society groups also govern Unitaid, giving a voice to non-governmental organisations and communities living with HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. Based in Geneva and hosted by the World Health Organization, Unitaid has been entrusted by these members to use innovative financing– the world’s first “solidarity contribution” – for innovative impact.