It's obviously extremely important for the Global Fund to be able to respond to emerging crises and changing environments, such as the case you are referring to in Venezuela.
I would say a few things before going back to the specific crisis. One is that we do have the ability to work in challenging operating environments, where we invest about a fourth of our total investment. That's very significant. Borders do not matter. We try to make sure that we follow the people who need the support and treatments. Even in massive displacement crises like the one in the Middle East, for example, we are able to ensure that people get the treatment they need.
In the case of Venezuela, we have checked. In September of last year, the Global Fund approved $5 million U.S. in grants, to ensure the procurement of critical health products, including antiretrovirals to treat HIV. The donation has arrived in Venezuela and has already been distributed to ARV dispensing sites. People have started to receive those drugs. We are constantly monitoring the situation and working with partners on the ground to see what else would need to be done to address this particular crisis.
Venezuela is a good case where we have been able to intervene despite the fact that Venezuela is not an eligible country for Global Fund grants anymore. It graduated a long time ago, as did many of the countries in Latin America. Despite the fact that it's not eligible in principle, we have the ability to be flexible and to intervene in these sorts of emerging crises, to ensure continuity to the treatments.
I do have the answer on Ukraine as well. There is indeed a program, run by Alliance for Public Health, an NGO working with development partners and the Ukrainian government to ensure the continuity of services—pretty much in the same line as what we're doing in Venezuela—and in particular, bringing services to people living with or at risk of HIV and TB. The executive director of that organization is a member of our board, so there is intervention in that particular context as well.