AIDS fund chief appeals for US leadership
AFP – The head of the global fund against AIDS and other diseases in poor countries on Thursday urged the Obama administration to take the lead in overcoming a multi-billion dollar funding gap despite the economic crisis.
“I would underscore that, at this point in time, we need US leadership because right now I think the US is lagging behind,” said Rajat Guspa, head of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
“The global fund is not immune to the environment today of the global financial crisis,” he added during a telephone news conference from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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