Calls For Funding for HIV/AIDS Programs and Drugs

Global Trust Fund

CPTech Page on spending initiative announced during President Bush's State of the Union Address.

Most information on this page is no longer up-to-date. For more current information on the Global Fund, and efforts to raise enough money to support it, see the Health GAP website.

October 16, 2002. Donald McNeil for the New York Times. U.N. Disease Fund Opens Way to Generics.

Global Fund Documents

Homepage of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.

List of Proposals/Components Approved for Funding with No or Minor Adjustments. (Word format)

April, 2002. Press release. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Annouces First Grants.

Health GAP Documents

April 25, 2002. Open Letter to Board Members of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. The next round of grants must be the Treatment Round.
April 24, 2002. Joint statement with ACT-UP Paris and STOP AIDS Nigeria. Activists demand focus on AIDS treatment, increased funds to meet overwhelming need.
April 24, 2002. US Congress certain to approve major GFATM boost.
April 21, 2002. Key issues for the Second Board Meeting of the Global Fund to fight AIDS TB and Malaria.
January 28, 2002. President Bush Kills Global AIDS Fund. 8000 PWAs Will Die Today.
January 24, 2002. Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria At the Launch.
November 22, 2001. AIDS activists from around the world demand the Global Fund subsidize cheap AIDS Drugs.
November 19, 2001. Issues paper for Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria Transitional Working Group meetings, Brussels, 22-24 Nov.
May 15, 2001. Critical Issues Surrounding an International Fund for HIV/AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases. Also available in PDF Format.

UN Documents

UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.
Speech by UN Secretary Kofi Annan calling for a global Trust Fund of $7 - $10 billion to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseaeses.
Homepage of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria.
Funds raised as of March 14, 2002: USD 1,968,355,769. See the breakdown by donor from the UNAIDS page.

Statements and Commentary on the Fund

July 4, 2002, Oxfam briefing paper. False hope or new start?
April 18, 2002. Bernard Pecoul for Medicines Sans Frontieres. Letter to Global Fund Board and Technical Review Panel
April 18, 2002. Rory O' Riordan, European Generics Manufacturers Association. Open letter to the Global Trust Fund.
March 11, 2002. Letter from Senator Clinton to George Cater on increasing the US's donation to the fund, and on structuring debt relief to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
January 25, 2002. ACT-UP Paris press release. Global Fund against AIDS: The WHO must take a stand about funding for HIV treatment.
December 14, 2001. XII International Conference on AIDS by NGOs of people with AIDS. The Ouagadougou Appeal: Access to antiretroviral drugs should be a priority of the Global Health Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria. Also see the ICASA story on this Appeal, Delegates Demand that Global Fund should Prioritise Treatment.
December 12, 2001. Letter from Senator Arlen Specter to President Bush asking him to contribute an addition $1.2 billion to the Global Fund.
October 15, 2001. Agua Buena Human Rights Association. Spanish Speaking Latin America "Eliminated" by New Global Fund.
August 20, 2001. Project Inform Action Alert. Join Grassroots Effort To Fight Global AIDS Crisis.
July 20, 2001 the G8 begins its annual meeting in Genoa, Italy. It decides against debt cancellation for poor countries and pledges USD 1 billion to the Trust Fund. For more info, see the CPT page on the G8 meeting.
July 18, 2001. Health GAP press release. Concerns About the Global Fund.
July 18, 2001. EU Press release. European Commission contributes € 120 million to the Global Health Fund. Note: at the July 18th exchange rate of 0.8591, € 120 million equals USD 103,092,000.
July 6, 2001. Working Paper from the European Union. The Proposed Global Health Fund. (pdf format)
June 22, 2001. Melody Petersen in the New York Times. Bid System Could Be Used for AIDS.
June 22, 2001. ACT-UP Paris. Kofi's Fund As a Diversion Maneuver.
May 10, 2001 Joint Press release of HAI, HealthGAP, ACT-UP Paris, and OXfam UK Public interest NGOs demand that the Global Health Fund meets poor countries’ needs, not those of industry
May 8, 2001. Performance and Innovation Unit, Cabinet Office, London. Tackling the diseases of poverty: Meeting the Okinawa/Millennium targets for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

World Economic Formum, New York, 2002

Homepage of the World Economic Forum.
February 2, 2002. UNAIDS press release. New Tool for Engaging Private Sector in Fight Against HIV/AIDS.
News stories
- February 3, 2002. William Orme for the LA Times. Unlikely Note Is Struck on World Finance Stage.
- February 2, 2002. Reuters. Gates Foundation donates $50 mln to HIV prevention.

WHO Report on Health Investment and Economic Development

December 20, 2001. Report of the World Health Organization's Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. Macroeconomics and Health: Investing in Health for Economic Development.
December 20, 2001. World Health Organization Press release. WHO Welcomes Groundbreaking Report.
December 20, 2001. WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health press release. Investment in Global Health Will Save 8 Million Lives a Year and Generate at Least a $360 Billion Annual Gain within 15 Years, Says a New Report Presented to WHO
December 20, 2001. World Bank press release. World Bank Welcomes New Report On Macroeconomics And Health.
News Stories
- January 3, 2002. New York Times Editorial. Health Aid for Poor Countries.
- January 1, 2002. John Scott for SciDev.net. Commission proposes global health research fund.
- December 21, 2001. Clare Short and Gro Harlem op-ed in the International Herald Tribune. Health Is a Road Out of Poverty.
- December 21, 2001. Daniel Altman for the New York Times. Diagnosis of World's Health Focuses on Economic Benefit.
- December 20, 2001. The Economist. The Health of Nations: Will a new report persuade rich countries to spend another $27 billion a year on other people's health?
- December 20, 2001. Christopher Noble for Reuters. WHO Urges Massive Health Aid for Poor Nations.

House International Relations Committe approves legislation for additional funds.

Congressional Documents

June 27, 2001. House International Relations Committee press release. House Committee Approves Global AIDS Funds.
June 27, 2001. Rep. Barbara Lee press release. Congresswoman Barbara Lee's Amendment Increasing Funding for HIV/AIDS Passed in House International Relations Committee.

News Stories

January 9, 2002. Editorial in the St. Petersburg Times. Our stake in the world AIDS fight.

Bush asked to donate 5% Of Budget Surplus

On June 11, 2001, Africa Action sent a letter to President Bush signed by 65 leaders from several areas of civil society. Letter asks that the President set aside 5% of future surpluses to combat global HIV/AIDS, with the funds to be spent on both treament and prevention.

HR 2069 - Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Awareness, Education, and Treatment Act of 2001

This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde on June 6, 2001, would give USAID a $469 million budget for HIV/AIDS programs for each of the next two years. The bill would also provide an additional $50 million to africa for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs.

June 6, 2001. Statement of Rep. Henry Hyde.
Text of HR-2069.

Misc.

www.globalfundatm.org.

February 7, 2002. World Bank press release. World Bank to Commit $500 Million More To Fight HIV/AIDS in Africa New Support Will Reach More Countries and Sub-regional HIV/AIDS Programs.

January 23, 2002. National Association of People Living With AIDS. NAPWA takes further step to make drugs accessible to PWAs.

Yale Asks Bush for Larger US Contribution to Global Fund

May 19, 2001. President Bush delivers commencement speech at Yale University. The Yale AIDS Network (formed this spring as an outgrowth of the effort to relax the university's IP rights on the antiretroviral drug d4T) writes Mr. Bush, advocating a leadership role for the US in the proposed Global Fund for infectious diseases - begining with a substantial increase in the US government's donation.

Letter from Yale AIDS Action to President Bush. Signed by over 150 deans, faculty and students. Also sent to the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Health and Human Services, as well as the heads of the NSA and Office of National AIDS Policy.
Bush's Alma Mater Urges AIDS Agenda. Yale AIDS Action press release.
May 22, 2001. Elysa Folk for the Yale Daily News. For visiting Bush, a challenge on global AIDS.
May 21, 2001. Huntley Collins for the Philadelphia Inquirer. US AIDS Policy Draws Flak at Yale.

US Contributes to Trust Fund

May 11, 2001. UN Secretary Kofi Annan meets with President Bush to build support for the proposed $7-10 billion trust fund to combat global AIDS. The US is donates $200 million, an amount considered far too small by AIDS activists.

Statements
- May 27, 2001. MSF Press Release. US Secretary of State Colin Powell must prove American intent in struggle against AIDS/HIV.
- May 11, 2001. President Bush and and Nigerian President Obasanjo. Remarks by the President During Annoucement of Proposal for Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.
- May 11, 2001. White House Press Office. Fact Sheet on Proposed Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
- May 11, 2001. ACT-UP Press Release. Activists Protest U.S. Paltry Global AIDS Contribution.
- May 11, 2001. Africa Action Press Release. A Sad Day in US History
- May 11, 2001. UNAIDS Press Release. UNAIDS Welcomes Landmark US Contribution to International Fund
- May 11, 2001. Letter from the US Department of State to the Advocacy Network for Africa. This is a response to those who view the US contribution to the Global Trust Fund as too small.
News Stories
- August 31, 2001. Detroit Free Press editorial. Halting TB will take much more than Senate offers
- August 31, 2001. Milwakee Journal Sentinal editorial. U.S. dollars for global AIDS.
- August 22, 2001. New York Times staff editorial. Stinginess on AIDS.
- May 14, 2001. New York Times staff editorial. No Time For Frugality on AIDS.
- May 12, 2001. David Sanger for the New York Times. Bush Says U.S. Will Give $200 Million to World AIDS Fund.
- May 11, 2001. Karen DeYoung for the Washington Post. U.S. to Give to Global AIDS Fund.
- May 11, 2001. Associated Press. US Pledges 'New' AIDS Contribution
- May 11, 2001. Ian Christopher McCaleb for CNN. Bush releases $200 million for global AIDS 'war chest.'
- May 10, 2001 Alan Beattie and David Pilling for the Financial Times. Bush to pledge $200m for Aids.
- May 10, 2001. Eli J. Lake for UPI. Bush to present AIDS initiative.

UNAIDS Press Releases

June 20, 2001. UNAIDS Press Release. UNAIDS Signs Up Coca-Cola in Battle Against AIDS
June 19, 2001. UNAIDS Press Release. UNAIDS Welcomes Financial Contribution by Gates Foundation to the Global AIDS and Health Fund.
June 8, 2001. UNAIDS Welcomes Financial Contribution by Winterthur Insurance to the Global AIDS and Health Fund.
June 4, 2001. Joint UN Press Release. Global AIDS and Health Fund Operationsal by Year's End.
May 10, 2001. UNAIDS Press release. World AIDS Experts Call for Urgent Action, Say Leaders Must Demonstrate Financial and Political Commitment.

CPT Page on Meetings Calling for Funding

Three Foundations Call for "Balanced" Approach to AIDS Crisis

On April 6, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation called for a "balanced" approach to the worldwide fight against HIV/AIDS, that would emphacize both prevention and treatment.

Press releases

April 6, 2001. Bill Gates, Tim Wirth, and Gordan Conway. Multi-Foundation Call for Balanced Approach to AIDS Crisis. Joint press release from the three foundations.
April 6, 2001. Gordan Conway. Conway urges more money, commitment for AIDS care, prevention. Rockefeller Foundation Press Release.

News Stories

April 10, 2001. Newday editorial. To Fight AIDS, Use Both Treatment and Prevention.
April 10, 2001. Planet Out. Gates Urges Plans and Money for AIDS.
April 8, 2001. Laurie Garrett for the Washington Post. Gates Urges More Funds for HIV Prevention.

Havard Consensus Statement on Antiretroviral Treatment for AIDS in Poor Countries

On April 4, 2001, the Harvard School of Public Health released the "Harvard Consensus Statement on Antiretroviral Treatment for AIDS in Poor Countries." Noting the recent wave of offers of price cuts, the statement calls for wealthy nations to develp an HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Trust Fund" to pay for the purchase and distribution of medicines. This trust fund would cooperate with the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the US NIH and the Centers for Disease Control. The plan put forth hopes to treat "1 million AIDS patients in Africa receiving antiretroviral therapy within three years at a cost of about $1.1 billion per year." Critics have pointed out that this figure is very low, relative to the number of people living with HIV worldwide.

Harvard Documents on the Consensus Statement

News Stories, General

May 17, 2002. David Bank and Rebecca Buckman for the Wall Street Journal. Gates Charity Buys Stakes In Drug Makers.
April 8, 2002. Carolyn Skorneck for the Associated Press. More Anti-AIDS Help in Africa Sought.
February 13, 2002. Marck Schoofs and Michael M. Phillips for the Wall Street Journal. Global Disease Fund to Be Strict For Better Chance to Get Results.
February 13, 2002. Sheryl Gay Stohlberg for the New York Times. AIDS Fund Falls Short of Goal and U.S. Is Given Some Blame.
February 3, 2002. William Orme for the LA Times. Unlikely Note Is Struck on World Finance Stage.
January 31, 2002. Thomas Coates, Stephen Morin and Jeff Sheehy for ABC News. State of the Union Neglects AIDS.
January 21, 2002. UN Newswire. Global AIDS Fund Deals a Setback to Drug Makers in Board Selection.
December 13, 2001. New York Times editorial. The Global Fund Confronts AIDS.
November 29, 2001. David Crary for the Associated Press. Terror war diverts focus on AIDS.
November 6, 2001. Editorial in the San Antonio Express-News. Bush should approve $1 billion health fund.
November 5, 2001. Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Invest Globally.
November 2, 2001. Editorial in the Boston Globe. Global Thinking on Health.
October 9, 2001. Editorial in the Berkely Daily Planet. AIDS Needs Funds.
August 1, 2001. AFP story in The Times of India. Ugandan to spearhead setting up of UN's AIDS fund.
July 24, 2001. Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Protests, AIDS pledges disappointing.
July 20, 2001. Donald McNeil Jr. for the New York Times. U.S. at Odds With Europe Over Rules on World Drug Pricing.
July 17, 2001. John Donnelly for the Boston Globe. Working toward AIDS 'drugstore' for Africa.
July 11, 2001. The Guardian. Make it $1.5bn to fight Aids by Genoa, Brown urges EU.
July 11, 2001. Healther Scoffield for the Globe and Mail. Ottawa set to donate $150-million for AIDS.
July 9, 2001. Charlotte Denny for the Guardian. G7 to call for cheaper drugs.
June 23, 2001. Editorial from the Globe and Mail. What's $9 Billion to Fight a Plague?
June 21, 2001. CNN-Europe. Coca-Cola to Help Fight AIDS.
June 8, 2001. Wall Street Journal. Health Fund Receives Gift from Swedish Insurance Firm.
June 4, 2001. Gumisai Mutume for the Inter Press Service. UN Chief Endorses Generic Drugs for Global AIDS Fund.
June 4, 2001. Rachel Zimmerman for he New York Times. U.N.'s Annan Calls On Corporate America To Step Up Efforts to Fight AIDS Globally.
May, 2001. The Earth Times. Grass roots for a global health fund.
May 23, 2001. John Donnelly for the Boston Globe. AIDS fund giving lags as nations, agencies wrangle.
May 22, 2001. Tony Karon op-ed for TIME Magazine. Why Bush's $200-Million AIDS Donation May Mean Nothing.
May 19, 2001. UN Integrated Regional Information Network. Rich Countries Sceptical of Global Fund.
May 17, 2001. Frances Williams for the Financial Times. Plans for global Aids fund hindered.
May 16, 2001. Todd Zwillich for Reuters. Economists at Odds on Debt Relief for Africa
May 4, 2001. Irwin Arieff in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Annan award will go to AIDS fight.
May 4, 2001. Editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer. A Global Fight.
May 2, 2001. James D. Wolfenson. Opinion column in Newsday. Global $$, Leadership Keys to AIDS Fight.
May 1, 2001. Huntly Collins for the Philadelphia Inquirer. UN Chief Calls for Global AIDS Fund.
May 1, 2001. Steve Pearlstein and Karen DeYoungn for the Washington Post. AIDS 'Trust Fund' Idea Advances.
May 1, 2001. Edith M. Lederer for the Associated Press. Wealthy Nations Consider AIDS Fund.
April 30, 2001. Michael M. Philips for the Wall Street Journal. U.S. to Support Global Fund In an Effort to Fight AIDS.
April 29, 2001. Joseph Kahn in the New York Times. Rich Nations Consider Fund of Billions to Fight AIDS.
April 29, 2001. Huntly Collins for the PHiladelphia Inquirer. Annan to Make AIDS Fund Plea Here.
April 27, 2001. Associated Press. Activists call for AIDS Debt Relief.
April 27, 2001. Reuters. Germany Backs Call for More World AIDS Spending.
April 20, 2001. Patricia Reaney for Reuters. UN Official: Dual Approach Needed to Defeat AIDS.
April 5, 2001. UN/UNAIDS/WHO joint press release. The United Nations Secretary General to Leadthe Fight Against HIV/AIDS.

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