AIDS Funding

Global AIDS fund grants US$6.39 million for Zambia

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 28th, 2003

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has signed a US$6.39 million grant to Zambia on behalf of the global AIDS fund to help this impoverished southern African country fight the pandemic.

Thompson, who chairs the Geneva-based Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said the funds would be used to support programs in numerous government departments aimed at preventing sexually transmitted infections and improving care for HIV patients and their families.

Zambia's plans include peer education programs to help spread the word about HIV, Thompson said. Funds would also be used to strengthen efforts to control HIV in the...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2003-12-28)

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