EU to Donate "a Substantial Contribution" to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

A draft statement was adopted at the Thessaloniki Summit, carefully stating that the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria would receive a "substantial contribution, on a long-term basis" from the EU.

The US has already committed to contribute with USD 1 Billion by 2004.

 Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki Summit