Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Rwanda

Increased US support for HIV/AIDS

    JOHANNESBURG

    US Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor, has announced that the US government would accelerate aid to Africa's efforts in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

    The undersecretary is currently on a four-nation visit in Africa, to evaluate the success and impact of projects funded by the World Bank and the African Development Bank.

    During a recent press conference in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, Taylor told reporters that the US was also looking at ways of accelerating funding for World Bank projects to ensure that they worked even better than they had been.

    Taylor said: "HIV/AIDS is a problem which has to be addressed now. We would like the World Bank to move more aggressively."

    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

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join