HIV

Dr. Peter Piot of UNAIDS

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.