Government of India, has not received funds from the Gates Foundation

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA. UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2089. TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2003

Sub: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AIDS

Q.no: 2089. By MPs. SMT. MINATI SEN, P. RAJENDRAN, CHANDRAKANT

KHAIRE. Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to

state:-

(a) whether Mr. Bill Gates of USA had donated money to the country to

carry out the research work on the remedial measures of AIDS; and

( if so, the amount of money received and the manner in which it is

proposed to be utilized?

ANSWER: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

WELFARE (SHRI A. RAJA)

(a) & (: No, Sir. Mr. Bill Gates of USA has announced a financial

package of assistance for India of up to Rs.500 crores to fight

HIV/AIDS in India, addressing primarily the mobile populations.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have sought time to forward to

India a draft Memorandum of Understanding for our consideration. The

institutional arrangements and modalities of co-operation, mutual

obligations and responsibilities have yet to be spelt out.

Government of India, has not received any funds from the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation