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amFAR and MAC AIDS Fund call for unequivocal Global Fund support
"Ten years of hard work. Millions of lives saved. This should be a moment to celebrate. Unfortunately, the fight begins again.
Economic uncertainty and donor skittishness have combined to threaten the future of the Global Fund. For the first time since 2002, the Fund has had to cancel any new grant making due to a lack of resources. While millions will continue to receive the benefit of current programs, progress will stagnate. On top of this, news of a transition in leadership at the Global Fund has created anxiety where none is required.
This couldn't come at a worse time. Recent science has shown us that we have the power to end the AIDS epidemic. Last May, researchers discovered that early initiation of HIV treatment can reduce the chance that a partner will become infected with HIV by 96%. Scientific knowledge of HIV and its vulnerabilities has advanced to the point where we can not only save lives, but we can begin to end the disease all together. To do so, we must expand treatment now, everywhere to everyone. Ending the AIDS epidemic is no longer a hopeful metaphor -- it is a choice. Do we begin to end this disease now, or do we blithely pass it on to future generations?"
In recognition of the Global Fund’s 10th anniversary, Kevin Robert Frost, CEO of amfAR, and Nancy Mahon, Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and Executive Director of the MAC AIDS Fund, call for unequivocal support for the Global Fund from world leaders.
Owan Ryan, amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research)
Read the full call for support on the Huffington Post.
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Economic uncertainty and donor skittishness have combined to threaten the future of the Global Fund. For the first time since 2002, the Fund has had to cancel any new grant making due to a lack of resources. While millions will continue to receive the benefit of current programs, progress will stagnate. On top of this, news of a transition in leadership at the Global Fund has created anxiety where none is required.
This couldn't come at a worse time. Recent science has shown us that we have the power to end the AIDS epidemic. Last May, researchers discovered that early initiation of HIV treatment can reduce the chance that a partner will become infected with HIV by 96%. Scientific knowledge of HIV and its vulnerabilities has advanced to the point where we can not only save lives, but we can begin to end the disease all together. To do so, we must expand treatment now, everywhere to everyone. Ending the AIDS epidemic is no longer a hopeful metaphor -- it is a choice. Do we begin to end this disease now, or do we blithely pass it on to future generations?"
In recognition of the Global Fund’s 10th anniversary, Kevin Robert Frost, CEO of amfAR, and Nancy Mahon, Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and Executive Director of the MAC AIDS Fund, call for unequivocal support for the Global Fund from world leaders.
Owan Ryan, amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research)
Read the full call for support on the Huffington Post.