Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 17, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday july 17, 2004 Canada / world a13 Mandela demands action against aids conference wraps up amid criticism of . Tobias the global aids coordinator for by Emma Ross the . Government dismissed the protests saying the United states is b Angkok Thailand ? Nelson doing More than All other countries put Mandela said he cannot rest together. Until the world turns the tide Bush launched a $15-billion us aids against the his pandemic As delegates fighting plan two years ago for the devel wrapped up the biggest Ever aids con Oping world pledging $1 billion of the Mandela Waves Ference yesterday highlighting the Money to the uninitiated global fund to the audience soaring infections among women and which is trying to Channel the bulk of after addressing warning of explosive epidemics in Asia. The Money to programs in poor coun the closing Cere much of the six Day gathering focused tries. Mony of the 15th on the politics of getting More Lif Esav the . Money dedicated to bilateral International ing Antoret Romiral Medicine to his programs comes with strings attached aids Confer infected people in the developing world ? one third of the funds earmarked for especially in Africa. Prevention goes to abstinence first pro ence in Bangkok criticism of . President George w. Grams. Also the Money currently can yesterday. Bush a International aids program was Only buy branded drugs made by com a recurring theme with both world Lead panties in Rich countries shutting out ers and activists calling on the Ameri generic medicines from developing submitted for approval. Cans to give More Money allow their nations that Are not Only cheaper but also activists challenged the idea that vital funds to be used to buy cheaper generic formulated into three in one pills that discussions were drowned out by Politi drugs and abandon their focus on pre make it easier for people to stick with Cal controversy. Mention efforts that favour abstinence treatment. We have no less an authority than Over condom use. The United nations has endorsed the Kofi Annan no less of a moral authority the Bush administrations policies triple combination drugs and they Are than Nelson Mandela saying that the Are wrong and divisive and they should already widely used in poor countries. World has to pursue a balanced strategy be bashed said aids activist Zackie the . Food and drug administration in fighting aids that it has to fund the Achmat who Heads the South Africa announced in May that it would a celer fund. That a not America bashing. That a based treatment action Campaign. Ate applications from generic drug Mak not a distraction from the fight against throughout the conference Randall ers but no such drugs have been aids. That san insistence on fighting aids effectively said David Bryden of the .-based global aids Alliance. An estimated 38 million people Are infected with his 25 million of them in sub saharan Africa. Experts say nearly half of those infected Are women and their infection rates in Many regions Are climbing much faster than men a. In the Caribbean 70 per cent of new infections Are in women. Only about seven per cent of people who need them in developing countries Are getting drugs and prevention services Are reaching Only one in five people. The most anticipated breakthrough on an aids vaccine remains elusive. 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