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Red Cross appeal focuses on HIV/AIDS

    JOHANNESBURG

    During the recent launch of its 2004 appeal, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reserved the largest-ever portion of its proposed funding for tackling illnesses such as HIV/AIDS in developing countries.

    In its statement the aid organisation said more than 40 percent of the US $173 million appeal would go towards fighting tuberculosis and malaria, with the primary focus being on HIV/AIDS in Africa.

    Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, the Federation's director of health, said: "Diseases like HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria have infected more people than ever, despite the increasing efforts of aid agencies."

    Bermejo said the impact of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS also meant there was less need to distinguish between health issues and natural disasters.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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