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Three British advocacy groups, Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA), the National Union of Students and UNISON have urged the country's parliament to increase spending to tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa.
During a public meeting in the House of Commons, the groups called on members of parliament to increase funding in the country's spending priorities for 2005 through 2008.
The British government was urged in a joint statement to increase its HIV/AIDS budget to US $1.7 billion, with $216 million earmarked for the Global AIDS Fund, which could soon face a "severe funding crisis" without the additional money.
ACTSA campaigns director Aditi Sharma, was quoted by the South African Press Association as saying: "We are asking [members of parliament] to support our campaign to end the scourge of AIDS ... Money should not be the barrier in the fight against AIDS."
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