BILL GATES REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AIDS FIGHT - AZERTAC

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BILL GATES REMAINS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AIDS FIGHT

20.07.2010 [14:08]
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Baku, July 20 (AZERTAC). Bill Gates says in these tough economic times, more efficiency is needed in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. At the same time, he says more people need to be on anti-retroviral drugs. The billionaire philanthropist spoke Monday at the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, VOA reports.

As global economies faltered, many donor nations scaled-back the size of their increases in AIDS spending. Critics say the flatlining in funding comes at a time when great progress is being made in the epidemic. Gates says he`s disappointed in the funding levels.

“The turbulence has driven up government deficits and many countries responded by freezing or even reducing their investments in global health. We have to do everything we can to change that,” he says.

The Microsoft founder and co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says when it comes to HIV/AIDS, he`s still very much an optimist.

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