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Issue No.5
Marzo 23, 2004
Cali, Colombia
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TERG group formed:
Who are the?
Where are they?
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United States will donate US$547 million
to the Global Fund
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TERG
group formed
Who are they? Where are they? |
Four candidates have been selected
to form the Technical Evaluation Reference Group (TERG) that
represents Latin America and the Caribbean in the Global Fund
for the Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (GTFAM).
The selection process was handled jointly by
the LAC (CARICOM/PANCAP) representative for the Global Fund and
the alternate Mexican representative and took place considering
TERG's reference points and the professional skills of the candidates. |
Chosen
candidates |
Name |
Country |
| Dr. Ernest Massiah |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
| Dr. Beverly
Miller |
Barbados |
| Dr. Diego Rosselli |
Colombia |
| Dr. Carlos Magis |
México |
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The names accepted
during this phase of the process will go in front of the Global
Fund for the additional corresponding evaluation; a statement
about its decision will be issued by the Global fund shortly
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México
DF, (NotieSe).
The Global Fund has secured US$527 million in donations as confirmed
by a spokesman from this country Feb. 26. This money will allow
the Global Fund to designate US$900 million to the fight against
AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis in developing countries.
The United States initially committed US$100 million to the
Fund as reported in June 2003, but eight months later the figure
has grown to US$547 million.
Last year, President Bush committed a total of US$15 million
to fight against AIDS over a period of five years, or US$3 million
per year. However, this year only US$2.7 million is available.
Jose Antonio Izazola, director of the Regional Initiative on
AIDS for Latin America and the Caribbean (SIDALAC, initials in
Spanish) from the Mexican Health Foundation, stated that money
given to the Fund should not focus solely on the United States,
since the there is also Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Canada,
England and Japan, who make up the reminder of Group of 8 (G8).
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The Global Fund
What
for?
The Fund was formally established on January 28, 2002,
with the purpose of raising funds to fight the AIDS,
malaria and tuberculosis epidemics in developing countries.
The original projection was
to collect US$3 million annually. Two years after
its inception only US$2.054 million has been invested
in three rounds: first, US$565 million; second, US$866;
and third, US$623 million. Africa has benefited the
most from this support due to its high AIDS/HIV indexes
(read
the statistics – PDF
document, 4 pages, 20 Kb).
Last January, the Global Fund issued
its call for the fourth round of funding proposals
for which countries in need can present their proposal.
The deadline is April 5, 2004. It is worth mentioning
that in addition to the money collected, private companies
and organizations have already offered their infrastructure
to fight these three epidemics. |
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Izazola clarified that the United States committed US$122 million
dollars to the Global Fund from 2001 to 2008, and to date has
given US$622 million. The European Union has committed 460 million
Euros, of which it has already given 400 million.
He emphasized, “With these numbers the imbalance of what the
stronger countries in the world have donated is evident”.. / Back
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Reduction
to the Global Fund: George Bush
 The President's budget proposes a total of $2.8 billion to
fight global AIDS, TB and Malaria in 2005. That's $400 million
more than what Congress approved for 2004, but still less than
what Congress recommended and far less than what the UN says
is needed.
The President's proposal includes just US$200 million for
the Global Fund. That's only six percent of what the Fund needs
for next year.
The President's budget also cuts global health programs not
directly related to AIDS, refugee programs, poverty programs
for Latin America and more.
The Administration has said AIDS is as great a threat as terrorism and could
destabilize whole regions.
However, the administration plans to spend US$2.2 Trillion
on the military over the next five years, while the UN contends
that, even with recent increase in global health spending,
the world is not on track to provide even a minimal response
to AIDS. / Back
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Moderators |
Text
and design Editor
David Morales Alba
Translator
Cecilia Sarmiento
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Oswaldo
Adolfo Rada L.
RedLa+Regional Secretary for RedLa+ |
Germán
Rincón Perfetti
G&M de Colombia Abogados
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