11 September donations have been scarce with
pledges running far short of the £10 billion which
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for.
The momentum which built up around last year's UN special General Assembly
on Aids seems to have dissipated and many western governments seem more
concerned now with the war against terrorism than the war against disease.
Milly, however, remains optimistic: "By the end of April we will
have reviewed project proposals from around the world and have up to $700
million to give out this year. Who will receive funds will depend on the
quality of the projects and we're only going to fund programmes that really
make a difference. It's important that we keep up the momentum and fight
against complacency because last year there were over 5 million new HIV
cases and over 70 per cent of these are in Africa."
What sort of projects will be funded?
"A whole range of things. We're looking at all countries, not just
in Africa. It's not just HIV and Aids, it's also TB and Malaria. If a
particular country has done well on prevention and the gap lies with care
we will accept proposals that compliment other efforts. We're particularly
looking at very inventive proposals that add value to existing local efforts
particularly where local organisations of people living with HIV have
led the way. The grants won't go to governments, but directly to projects."
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How much of the Global Fund will go to HIV and how much to TB and Malaria?
"We are committed to supporting innovative programmes. I'd like to
see us helping pro-
grammes that add value and
