United Nations officials want to establish a sweeping developing-world health campaign costing $7 billion to $10 billion a year, aimed at treating and preventing AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. And they want the U.S. to shoulder a considerable portion of the burden.
One problem is finding money for the initiative in the federal budget. Also, the financial commitment would establish a continuing U.S. obligation not a one-time contribution.
The Bush administration reportedly plans to put pressure on the U.S. private sector to contribute to the fund.
The president’s budget already includes a 10 percent increase from this year’s $450 million AIDS-related foreign assistance budget.
Source: Michael M. Phillips, U.S. Considers Giving $200 Million to AIDS Fund, Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2001.
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