AIDS activists attacked President Bush last week after the US pledged just
$200 million to the UN International AIDS Fund. The fund coordinates
money from wealthy countries and benefactors to get medicines to the people who
need them most. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is hoping to raise up to
$10 billion, and last week asked the US for more money. The US was the
first country to announce its contribution. “It sets the bar too low,” says Paul
Davis of AIDS activist group ACT UP in Philadelphia. “I think that President
Bush doesn’t care if 20 million Africans drop…
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from Âé¶¹´«Ã½
Explore the latest news, articles and features

Technology
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
News

Advertorial
The defence sector can’t adopt a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to AI
Advertising

Advertorial
Why the future of defence is drone tech and distributed edge computing
Advertising

Advertorial
The future of defence lies in transatlantic industrial partnerships
Advertising
Popular articles
Trending Âé¶¹´«Ã½ articles
1
Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix
2
We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
3
Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
4
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
5
A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
6
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
7
Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity
8
Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
9
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
10
The simple questions cracking the hard problem of consciousness