Jamaica first to sign for low-priced AIDS drugs under UN and Clinton initiatives

18 May 2004

Jamaica is the first country to have signed an agreement to receive HIV/AIDS drugs and diagnostic tests at the reduced prices negotiated by the Clinton Foundation and paid for by the United Nations-initiated Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Fund said today.

UN-created health care fund welcomes US initiative on AIDS drugs

17 May 2004

A Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS and other diseases initiated by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed a move by the United States to speed up review and approval of fixed-dose and co-packaged drugs to as little as a few weeks.

World at 'critical moment' in fight against HIV/AIDS - UN health agency

11 May 2004

With more money, more political will and more attention being paid to HIV/AIDS than ever before, the world has reached a crucial moment in the history of the pandemic and now has an unprecedented opportunity to alter its course, according to a new report released today by the United Nations lead health agency.

UNICEF ambassador urges countries to help Angola cope with HIV/AIDS

11 May 2004

Calling for rich countries to "flex their financial muscles" to help expand HIV/AIDS counselling and testing services across Angola, actress Alyssa Milano today kicked off her first mission as a National Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in the capital Luanda, where she was tested for HIV at a local health clinic.

In Geneva, Fréchette calls for greater cooperation in tacking challenges

7 May 2004

By bringing together United Nations agencies, civil society and the business sector, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows what the entire UN system can and should be, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today.

Donor countries in harmony on use of funds for anti-AIDS campaign - UN agency

26 April 2004

Donor countries have agreed to a more streamlined system of coordinating their efforts to fight the global AIDS epidemic, ensuring that recipient countries can use the funds for more efficient and effective programmes, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Indian, Pakistani cricketers don red ribbons for UN initiative on HIV/AIDS

13 April 2004

The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams wore red ribbons and an HIV-positive person tossed the coin for today's start of the third and final Test match in the current series between the two nations, part of an initiative by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to elevate awareness about the epidemic.

UNICEF and partners announce deal to make cheap AIDS drugs available

6 April 2004

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank, the Global Fund and the Clinton Foundation today unveiled agreements that will allow dozens of developing nations to buy high-quality AIDS medicines and diagnostic tests at the cheapest possible prices.

UN envoy pleads for help for Swaziland, world's highest prevalence of AIDS

31 March 2004

Swaziland, with the highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the world, is undergoing socially wrenching changes, with some heads of families now as young as 8 and the number of orphans likely to rise to 10 or 15 per cent of the population by 2010, the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa said today.

Countries of the Americas, except US, reaffirm reproductive health accord - UN

12 March 2004

By a nearly unanimous decision - with the United States alone in dissenting - countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have reaffirmed their support for an international population and reproductive health action plan adopted 10 years ago, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported.

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