The Global Fund
Australia joins the Global Fund
From the February 2004 issue of Positive Living
Australia will contribute $25 million, over the next three years, to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the foreign minister, Alexander Downer, announced on 18 February.
Questions remain over US HIV effort
From the June 2003 issue of Positive Living
US President George W. Bush has signed into law a Bill authorising US$15 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean. The initiative was previously announced in his State of the Union address in January.
Moment of Truth
From the February 2003 issue of Positive Living
AIDS activists have cautiously welcomed last week’s surprise announcement that the United States will almost triple spending on programs to fight HIV/AIDS in the developing world.