The Global Fund, the World Bank, UNICEF and the Clinton Foundation Tuesday announced agreements that will make it possible for developing countries to purchase high-quality
AIDS medicines and diagnostics at the lowest available prices, in many cases for more than fifty percent less than is currently available.
Tuesdays agreements will pave the way for countries supported by the Global Fund, the World Bank and UNICEF to gain access to drug and diagnostic prices negotiated by the Clinton Foundation.
Beneficiaries of Global Fund and World Bank grants who are interested in accessing these agreements should contact the Clinton Foundation to initiate the process that is provided for under the Clinton Foundations agreements with its suppliers.
The Global Fund and the World Bank are among the worlds largest sources of funding commitments to AIDS treatment. The Global Fund focuses more than 60 percent of the 2,1 billion dollars committed for two years to 122 countries to the fight against AIDS.
The World Bank has currently committed 1,6 billion dollars to fight AIDS through the Multi-country HIV/AIDS Programs (MAP) and other AIDS operations, including grants for the poorest countries.
UNICEF spent 111 million dollars during 2003 in the fight against
AIDS and is rapidly accelerating the procurement of antiretroviral
medicines (ARVs) and AIDS diagnostic equipment and tests for developing countries.
Kilde: Verdensbanken
