Michel Kazatchkine, Global Fund Executive Director, traveled to Paraguay to sign a new agreement for € 3.5 million to fund HIV / AIDS. In addition, asist the regional meeting and spoke with participants.
Among many thanks and taking stock of the Global Fund's presence in the region, its Executive Director, Professor Michel Kazatchkine, participated in a round of questions and answers with participants of the regional conference. After the presentation, met with the Minister of Health of Paraguay, Esperanza Martinez to sign a new deal for € 3.5 million to be used to finance programs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV / AIDS.
Among many thanks and taking stock of the Global Fund's presence in the region, its Executive Director, Professor Michel Kazatchkine, participated in a round of questions and answers with participants of the regional conference. After the presentation, met with the Minister of Health of Paraguay, Esperanza Martinez to sign a new deal for € 3.5 million to be used to finance programs in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV / AIDS.
"We have seen a dramatic change at world health. The key factor was the understanding of the unacceptable gap between the North and South, "Kazatchkine said at the beginning of his presentation, which conducted an analysis on the outlook for the region in relation to HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. In his analysis
announced that 2010 "will be a year absolutely critical", since also present the new architecture will be a transition year in which the Global Fund will become an autonomous institution. Referring to these changes, Kazatchkine said the MCPs will occupy an important place for advocacy.
"Five of the eight Millennium Development Goals are directly or indirectly related to health," he said and said that currently the Global Fund "has become the largest global financier" health level. "The model is very attractive because of its pillars, it is you who implement their proposals," he explained, repeatedly requested that representatives of CCMs commit themselves to achieve compliance with the goals. "Keep working, make a stand, express their needs and make impact. The Global Fund is making a difference and is saving lives. And the Global Fund are you, "he said.
In signing the agreement with Paraguay, Kazatchkine insisted the request for greater commitment to regional CCM members to achieve the millennium goals related to health: "With this signature I have no doubt that the MDGs will made by Paraguay. And they should be made by all countries throughout Latin America because there is potential. "
Key Correspondent Team - Asunción 12/09/2009
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