UNAIDS welcomes the increased investments by South Africa to the AIDS response. In his 2010 budget speech, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed an allocation of US$ 1.1 billion, a 33% increase from 2009 levels. This is the biggest domestic investment made by any developing country on AIDS to date. “South Africa can directly change the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic with such bold investments,” said Mr Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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