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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Rock Stars Geldof, Bono Urge More Action on AIDS
May 23, 2003 Rock stars Bono and Bob Geldof Thursday urged world leaders to
shelve their disagreements over Iraq and unite against AIDS. After the
two stars met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the
AIDS epidemic in Africa, Bono said there was a chance that Blair could
negotiate a new agreement on fighting AIDS at the upcoming Group of
Eight summit in Evian, France. "The war against terrorism is bound up
against the war on poverty. I did not say that, [U.S. Secretary of State]
Colin Powell said that, that the greatest weapon of mass destruction is
the AIDS virus and when a military man says something like that you
know you have to start paying attention," said the U2 frontman. Bono
also praised U.S. President George Bush for agreeing to allocate $3
billion this year to fund aid relief work in Africa.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for May 23, 2003 Associated Press 05.22.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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