Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 10, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 world Winnipeg free press xxx Day month 00, 2006 Canada delinquent in aids fight $500m donated to Battle diseases by Quentin Casey t Oronto ? the Canadian government a response to the fight against aids has been Delin quent and hypocritical Stephen Lewis in special envoy for aids in Africa said yesterday. Speaking in Toronto in a Lead up to an International aids conference Lewis called on prime minister Stephen Harper to Correct that track record and endorse four Steps to halt the global spread of his aids. ? these measures Are a direct Chal Lenge to Canada to. Take a stand rather than lapsing into the banality and Irrel Evance to which the Canadian govern ment seems so severely addicted Lewis said. ? government promises Are unravelling. In fact the promises have already been the four Point plan endorsed by More than 80 humanitarian and development groups across Canada Calls for increased funding investments in Public health care full debt Relief to aids burdened countries and action to honour old commitments to ship Medicine to devel Oping nations. Lewis blasted what he called the government a failure to live up to those commitments. Toronto ? the Battle against i feel almost personally duped. I Actu three diseases that Are a Scourge orally believed with a kind of charming sub saharan Africa and other devel innocence that the government of Cana Oping regions ? his aids tuber cd a would really take this seriously Losis and malaria ? was Given Alewis said. Substantial boost yesterday with legislation passed in 2004 aimed to half billion Dollar gift from the Bill Send Low Cost generic medicines to Melinda Gates foundation. Developing countries. Yet not one ship the wealthy couple leaders in Hement has left Canada. Contacted yester Field of global Public health donate Day health Canada officials said three $500 million Over five years to the drugs have been approved to treat his global fund to fight aids tuber cd infection but have not been sent Over Losis and malaria. Seas. No country has gone through the the global fund is one of the mos current process to obtain the Medica important health initiatives in thet ions. World today said Bill Gates whose ? can West news service earn double to Points with a new to Gold travel visa card foundation has contributed a total of $650 million us to the global fund. The fund has an excellent track record and we need to do everything we can to support its continued Suc Cess which will save millions of the contribution announced yesterday brings to roughly $2 billion us the Grants the Gates foundation has made to programs providing aids services and scientists conducting aids research. ? 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