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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• International News
France Announces 5 Million Euros to Help Fight AIDSJanuary 22, 2004 On Monday, the French government announced it would give 5
million euros (US$6.3 million) for the fight against HIV/AIDS
over the next 18 months. Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin made
the announcement following a meeting with Bernard Kouchner,
former minister of health and principal of the French-created
humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders. The money will
go to ESTHER, a program in which France, Italy, Spain and
Luxembourg cooperate to provide financial support to African,
Asian and South American countries to fight HIV/AIDS.
Adapted from:Back to other news for January 22, 2004 Xinhua News Agency 01.19.04 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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