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Washington File - January 10, 2000
The new initiative provides $100 million for preventing and treating HIV and AIDS in Africa, Asia and other regions of the world - double last year's increase, the White House statement on his remarks said.
Following is the White House text: (begin text) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President Monday, January 10, 2000
VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE UNVEILS NEW $150 MILLION INITIATIVE TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF AIDS AND CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNATIONAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION EFFORTS
New York, NY -- Today, in a speech before the United Nations Security Council, Vice President Gore announced that the Administration's FY 2001 budget will include a new $150 million investment to assist efforts to combat the international AIDS pandemic and contribute to international infectious disease prevention efforts.
This new initiative provides $100 million for preventing and treating HIV and AIDS in Africa, Asia, and other regions of the world -- double last year's increase.
It also dedicates $50 million for purchasing vaccines against other diseases that ravage poor nations, including hepatitis B, certain forms of meningitis and yellow fever, helping to save millions of children.
Purchasing existing vaccines is the first step toward accelerating the development and delivery of vaccines for AIDS, malaria, TB, and other diseases disproportionately affecting the developing world. This investment is part of a comprehensive plan for action that will meet the Administration's commitment in this area, as described in the President's September speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
"AIDS and other infectious diseases are the largest catastrophes in the history of modern medicine," Vice President Gore said. "We hope this initiative will provide relief and hope to the millions of children and families around the world."
THE AIDS PANDEMIC THREATENS THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STABILITY OF SUB SAHARAN AFRICA AND ASIA.
The United Nations calls the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa "the worst infectious disease catastrophe since the bubonic plague." An estimated 5.7 million people were infected with HIV by the end of 1999, and India may have become the country with the largest number of new infections this year.
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