EU : The Commission increases its contribution to the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria

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2 weeks ago, right here in New York, the world committed to turn Millennium Development "Goals" into "Realities" by 2015. (…)

Health is indeed a right for all. Health is also a prerequisite for economic development. Creating more and inclusive growth in developing countries to reach the MDGs can simply not be achieved without a healthy population.(…)

I have the great pleasure to announce, that the European Commission has proposed to the budgetary authorities of the European Union and to the ACP group to scale up its contribution to reach 330 million Euros over the next three years. This would represent a 10% increase as compared to the current period. (…)

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Kind regards,

Kouridaki Marianna 
Secretary to Catherine Ray 
Spokesperson for Development 
(Commissioner Andris Piebalgs)