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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:14:48 +0000
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Subject: [WASAN] FW: [Adna-list] UPDATE: Africa Action - Demands Dollars to
Match Announcement on AIDS in Africa.
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From: Nunu Kidane <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:10:48 -0800
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Subject: [Adna-list] UPDATE: Africa Action - Demands Dollars to Match
Announcement on AIDS in Africa.
ADNA UPDATE: 030129
Message from: Africa Action
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ann-Louise Colgan 202/546 7961
Africa Action Demands Dollars to Match Announcement on AIDS in
Africa.
Urges Immediate Increase in Funding to Save Lives This Year;
Calls for U.S. action on patents and debt cancellation to support
access to anti-AIDS drugs for Africans
Wednesday, January 29, 2002 (Washington, DC) At a press
conference this morning with Members of the Congressional Black
Caucus, Africa Action Executive Director Salih Booker said, The
U.S. President's new Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief comes in
response to rising pressure from AIDS activists and the
Congressional Black Caucus, who have fought for a greater U.S.
response to this most deadly global threat.
While Africa Action welcomes the announcement of new money to
fight HIV/AIDS, Salih Booker noted this morning that this money
must be made available immediately if it is to save lives and have
a real impact on the course of the pandemic in Africa and globally.
Booker emphasized: "Last night's announcement would be the
height of cynicism if the President does not now request at least
$3.5 billion of his new total for funding this year. This is the U.S.
share of what is urgently needed to fight HIV/AIDS now!"
According to the White House, the President's request for
additional funds to fight HIV/AIDS will not affect the 2003 budget,
and will only begin in 2004, with an increase of just $700 million.
Booker noted, "The real measure of the President's sincerity will be
in the budget numbers for 2003 and 2004. Large numbers for 2007
are meaningless to people who will die this year without access to
essential medicines."
Africa Action criticized the White House failure to increase funding
for the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS. Booker noted, "The Global
Fund is the most important vehicle in the effort to fight the
pandemic and the U.S. should contribute a far greater share. The
new commitment of only $1 billion to the Fund, over a period of 5
years, would actually undermine Africa's greatest hope."
Africa Action welcomes the President's shift to emphasize the
importance of anti-retroviral treatment in fighting HIV/AIDS in
Africa. However, Booker said, "U.S. support for treatment must be
matched with a commitment to ensuring African governments have
access to affordable medicines including generic drugs, compulsory
licensing and parallel imports." Booker added, "these life-saving
drugs will remain inaccessible to Africans who need them so long
as the U.S. continues to push the interests of the pharmaceutical
companies in international trade negotiations, as happened again
recently in Geneva."
Booker concluded, "Africa's illegitimate external debts are draining
$15 billion a year from the War on AIDS. The spirit and logic of the
President's own initiative demand the immediate cancellation of
these debts."
Africa is the epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic. Home to just
over 10% of the global population, Africa has more than 75% of the
world's HIV/AIDS cases. President Bush's Emergency Plan for
AIDS relief offers an additional $10 billion over 5 years to support
prevention and treatment efforts in the countries most heavily
affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean.
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This message from Africa Action is distributed through the Advocacy Network
for Africa (ADNA)
Nunu Kidane
Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA)
Communications Facilitator for ADNA
Africa Action
1634 Eye Street, NW, #810,
Washington, DC 20006, USA.
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