COLOMBO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS) official on Monday called Asia-Pacific nations to commit more national funds and human resources to AIDS programs and become less reliant on external donors.
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UNAIDS calls for renewed vigor on AIDS in Asia-Pacific
Posted: 2007/08/21
From: Mathaba
COLOMBO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS) official on Monday called Asia-Pacific nations to commit more national funds and human resources to AIDS programs and become less reliant on external donors.
UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Prasada Rao told the opening session of the 8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) that resources for national AIDS programs in Asia, while increasing, are insufficient for a durable response to AIDS.
Rao stated that achieving regional targets of Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment and care demands a sharply defined multi-sectored government response and a revitalized civil society to confront legal and social barriers.
Concluding his speech, Rao called upon civil society groups -- including people living with HIV -- to continue and to increase pressure on governments to deliver concrete AIDS programs.
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