African countries are set to benefit from a Dutch and American cooperation agreement on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, the White House said on Wednesday.
According to the statement, US President George W. Bush and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende have agreed that "progress in fighting the global tragedy of HIV/AIDS requires more and better coordination among donor and recipient governments, international organisations, NGOs and the private sector".
The agreement was "the first step of a joint initiative in which the US and the Netherlands will seek to coordinate HIV/AIDS activities, strategies, and programmes in African countries", where "both the United States and the Netherlands have significant activities".
The initiative is planned to start in Rwanda and Ghana, with possible expansion to Zambia, Ethiopia and Sudan.
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