To fight aids and other diseases in Africa and Caribbean, a new law that triples America’s budget to combat the disease in these regions has been signed off by the American President.
According to this new law, US funds to fight Aids, malaria and tuberculosis have been increased to $48bn from $15bn.
The requirements for spending one-third of Aids funds to promote abstinence have also been dropped by the new law.
Human rights campaigners as well as opposition politician in the U.S. appreciated President Bush for the new law.
The increased funding for the five-year scheme was approved by the Democratic-controlled US congress earlier this month.
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, explained that the new package would serve to show “America’s true face of compassion”.
A ban on Aids patients from entering the US has also been lifted by this new law and different human rights group and gay rights campaigners in the United States appreciated that move.
Almost two thirds of patients with Aids, in the world, live in sub-Saharan Africa and according to International Red Cross estimate almost one out of every 10 people in countries like Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa is Aids’ patient.
Almost one million people die of Malaria every year and 90% cases of the disease occurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
The World Health Organization reported earlier this year that there were 14.4mm cases of T.B in sub-Saharan Africa in the past three years.
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