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Canada doubles commitment to Global AIDS Fund

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Global AIDS Fund has welcomed an announcement by Canada this week that it would more than double its annual pledge from US $50 million to $140 million.

    Global Fund executive director Richard Feachem said the additional support would enable the UN-administered agency to continue its aggressive approach to combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries.

    "Canada's increased contribution is particularly welcome, as this is a year where we face extraordinary challenges," Feachem said in a statement.

    Noting that the Fund needed a total of $2.3 billion to meet its commitments in 2005, Feachem urged other countries to follow the Canadian lead.

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