US Aids cheques 'bouncing'
2010-06-15 22:06
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Johannesburg - More than 5 000 people were expected to march to the United States consulate on Thursday over cuts in HIV funding, march organisers said in Johannesburg on Tuesday.World Aids campaign co-ordinator Linda Mafu told reporters at Cosatu House in Braamfontein: "We have been receiving bouncing cheques from Obama's (US President Barack Obama) administration and the G8 the group of eight countries. "Each of those bouncing cheques means that people infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are dying."Mafu was referring to Obama's president's emergency plan for Aids relief (Pepfar) which recently cut its support for antiretroviral treatment in sub-Saharan Africa and reduced its funding for HIV/Aids.This meant that many of those infected, were receiving treatment funded by Pepfar would no longer receive it and inevitably die, she said."They started the funding, so they must complete it," Treatment Action Campaign general secretary Vuyiseka Dubula said.The march will take place from George Lea Park in Johannesburg.Thousands of people from global organisations were expected to march to the US consulate in Sandton, the organisers said.
- SAPA
Read more on: hiv/aids johannesburg
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Johannesburg - More than 5 000 people were expected to march to the United States consulate on Thursday over cuts in HIV funding, march organisers said in Johannesburg on Tuesday.World Aids campaign co-ordinator Linda Mafu told reporters at Cosatu House in Braamfontein: "We have been receiving bouncing cheques from Obama's (US President Barack Obama) administration and the G8 the group of eight countries. "Each of those bouncing cheques means that people infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are dying."Mafu was referring to Obama's president's emergency plan for Aids relief (Pepfar) which recently cut its support for antiretroviral treatment in sub-Saharan Africa and reduced its funding for HIV/Aids.This meant that many of those infected, were receiving treatment funded by Pepfar would no longer receive it and inevitably die, she said."They started the funding, so they must complete it," Treatment Action Campaign general secretary Vuyiseka Dubula said.The march will take place from George Lea Park in Johannesburg.Thousands of people from global organisations were expected to march to the US consulate in Sandton, the organisers said.
- SAPA
Read more on: hiv/aids johannesburg
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