 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
The Hague (AFP) March 24, 2010 The Global Fund for AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis treatment in poor countries called on rich states Wednesday to supply up to 20 billion dollars (15 billion euros) for 2011-2013. "The reaction has been very positive," the fund's director of resource mobilisation, Stefan Emblat, told AFP as some 40 donors, including rich states, private companies and charity foundations met in The Hague. Donors will make their contributions known at a pledging conference in New York in October to be chaired by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, he added. Emblat said the Global Fund, created in 2002 to collect and disburse money for the prevention and treatment of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, sketched three possible funding scenarios to donors for its next budget period. A minimum budget of 13 billion dollars would allow it to continue funding existing programmes, but would halve the rate of taking on new projects. The most expensive scenario, at 20 billion dollars, would allow for a "significant acceleration" of new programmes, said Emblat. The Global Fund claims to have saved about 4.9 million lives through its efforts to date. It has provided AIDS treatment for 2.5 million people, anti-tuberculoses treatment for six million, and has distributed 105 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets for malaria prevention. The fund's budget for 2008-2010 was ten billion dollars.
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Epidemics on Earth - Bird Flu, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
Bird flu remains a threat: WHOManila (AFP) March 24, 2010 Bird flu outbreaks that have killed seven people in several countries so far this year show the virus remains a threat to humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday. "The newly confirmed human and poultry cases of avian influenza this year are a reminder that the virus poses a real and continuous threat to human health," the WHO said in a statement. One danger is that bir ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook