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Sustain the Global Effort January 1, 2004
Susie Henderson
HIV/AIDS Bulletin Story 2004
At the International Meeting to Support the Global Fund held in Paris, 16 July 2003, civil society groups challenged world leaders to ensure the GFATM [Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria] has long term sustainable funding through implementing an Equitable Contributions Framework based on a country's GDP. The Equitable Contributions Framework calls on all rich and medium income countries to share the cost of helping countries to address the burden of these three diseases. As has been pointed out by numerous economic and security experts the health of the global economy depends on the health of its citizens. Ignoring the health of 1/3 of the world's population will have dire consequences for our global community. --Michael O'Connor, Executive Director of Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) Letter to Prime Minister, September 2003
PWRDF is a member of the Inter-Agency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD). For further information, visit the ICAD website.
