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Global AIDS Fund accused of political bias

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zimbabwe's Health Minister, David Parirenyatwa, has again accused the Global AIDS Fund of political bias following rejection of his country's appeal for funding.

    Zimbabwe recently appealed an earlier rejection of its HIV/AIDS and TB grant proposals, which were turned down by the Fund in July "for technical reasons".

    Fund spokesman Tim Clark told the UN news service, PlusNews, that "sadly, neither of the Zimbabwe appeals was successful".

    However, Mary Sandasi, the director of a local support group, Women and AIDS Support Network, said she believed the Global Fund was "mixing issues" and had "a hidden agenda".

    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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