Details of the Global Fund support for India

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GLOBAL FUND OBSERVER (GFO) NEWSLETTER

Excerpts from Issue 6 - Friday 31 January 2003.

Three states in India received the largest single country grant

within Asia, up to $38.8 million for proposals for tuberculosis and

HIV/AIDS over two years, the latter increasing their program for

HIV/AIDS prevention and care for pregnant women, their babies and

their families. Over the full term of the five-year proposals, more

than 7 million pregnant women in the three states will be offered HIV

testing and counseling, and over 350,000 of them will be provided

antiretroviral prophylaxis to help prevent transmission to their

babies. The tuberculosis component addresses the reality that 55-60

per cent of people living with AIDS in India also have tuberculosis.

India: Years 1-2: $38,876,000 Years 1-5: $129,191,000

At the close of its fourth Board meeting, financial statements made

clear that the Global Fund lacks the resources to approve a third

round of grants in October 2003. At least US$ 6.3 billion in

additional total contributions are needed over the next two years.

By Monday 3 February, considerable further details on each grant will

be available at www.aidspan.org/round2

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