China,Brazil, India will lead Aids fight by example, not money
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Washington - Top Aids officials from developing powers China, Brazil and India Tuesday declared that their countries would provide global leadership through their successful domestic programs to combat HIV infections - but indicated they would not increas
The remarks came during a panel discussion at the International Aids Conference. On Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged emerging economies to increase their contributions to the fund.
"I encourage other donors, especially in emerging economies, to increase their contributions to this essential organisation," Clinton said.
China has pledged 13 million dollars to the Global Fund for 2013, the same amount given in 2012. Brazil has never given money to the fund, according to Global Fund pledge records.
Officials from the developing powerhouses did not respond to comments by Clinton or the panel's moderator that the Global Fund is in a "financial crisis." Dirceu Greco, Brazil's health official responsible for the fight against sexually-transmitted diseases, told dpa that Brazil has donated 60 million dollars to UNITAID, a World Health Organization group that focuses on reducing prices for drugs to treat HIV/Aids,tuberculosis and malaria drugs.//DPA
