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US global AIDS plan off to a good start

    JOHANNESBURG

    The US global AIDS ambassador, Randall Tobias, has reported a strong start to the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

    On his return from a recent week-long tour of three African nations, the ambassador said people in 14 focus countries were already receiving help and treatment from the initiative.

    Tobias said in a statement: "It is possible, in a relatively short period of time, to visit places and see programmes that PEPFAR has already funded, where people are already receiving help. I feel very good about that; about the speed with which we have gotten started."

    After the speedy distribution of US $350 million to the 14 countries included in the first round of funding in February, the five-year $15 billion plan is expected to release another instalment of $450 to $500 million in the coming weeks.

    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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