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High-level HIV/AIDS meeting seeks solutions
10 March 2005. IRIN PlusNews. Republished courtesy of IRIN PlusNews.
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A conference held in London this week (07 to 11 March 2005) under the banner, "Making the Money Work", focused on improving the channelling of HIV/AIDS funding to countries most in need.
The meeting, co-hosted by UNAIDS and representatives from France, Britain and the US, was chaired by UNAIDS executive director Peter Piot to "ensure countries can reverse the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS".
Three main areas of discussion included the effective delivery of HIV/AIDS programmes in developing countries, securing the necessary funding for increased international action against the disease, and determining the division of responsibility among international groups.
During his address to the gathering, Piot said: "In order to get ahead of the epidemic, the international community must work together to scale up the AIDS response. This means maximising donor coordination, mobilising new resources, and ensuring that the available funds for HIV/AIDS are spent effectively on the ground. [This] meeting will come up with ways to make the money work."
This item is delivered to the English Service of the United Nations' Humanitarian Information Unit but, may not necessarily reflect the views of the UN |
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