Global Cash Support to Fight AIDS Is Falling

The global effort to fight HIV/AIDS is suffering due to the poor economy, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said today in Tokyo.

"Governments and donors are second-guessing in terms of their budget and priorities. For the first time in 15 years, we are seeing the global commitment beginning to falter," Sidibe told a press conference. Simplified, less-expensive treatment plans are needed to save the lives of millions of patients, he said, noting that many in Africa still struggle to access costly care dispensed by highly trained professionals. Sidibe called on Japan to maintain its support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. He also challenged Tokyo, which recorded 370 new HIV cases last year, to set a goal of no new infections in five years.

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