Dame Joan Ruddock 
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Britain's International AIDS Strategy Launched

2/6/2008

 
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The Government has announced the UK will spend £6 billion on improving health systems and services in poor countries up to 2015.  

Despite recent achievements in tackling AIDS there are still around 7,000 new HIV infections every day, fewer than a third of those who need anti-retrovirals have access them and coverage of key AIDS services remains low.  

The AIDS Strategy places particular emphasis on prevention and sets out a comprehensive approach that strengthens the health systems and services necessary for the international community to meet its goal of Universal Access.  

To achieve Universal Access the UK is committed to a number of specific actions, including:
  • Working to bring down the cost of treatment       
  • Meeting the needs of orphans and vulnerable children including those affected by AIDS                   
  • Preventing the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children and increasing the availability of family planning 
  • Spending over £200 million to support social protection programmes over the next 3 years 
  • Increasing by at least 50% funding for research and development of AIDS vaccines and microbicides 
One example of how the strategy will work is in Nigeria where Department for International Development will provide £100 million over the next six years to help improve the country's national response to HIV. Up to £30 million of that funding will be specifically allocated to provide condoms - this will provide 7 out of 10 condoms distributed in Nigeria over the next six years.  

For further information on the International AIDS Strategy please visit the Department for International Development website at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk


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