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AIDS funds delay "intolerable" - Global Fund

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Global AIDS Fund has lashed out at the South African government for delaying the disbursement of millions of dollars in HIV/AIDS assistance.

    With an estimated 5 million people living with HIV/AIDS, the country has frequently been accused of moving too slowly to combat the pandemic.

    The head of the Fund, Richard Feachem, told South African reporters this week that Pretoria, the country's administrative capital, was failing to get international grant money to organisations tackling the disease.

    "It's intolerable that the money gets stuck in Pretoria, and if Pretoria can't move it for any reason, we will simply withdraw it and establish direct relationships with the people actually doing the work," said Feachem.

    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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