Advocates engaged in the battle against HIV and AIDS urged donor countries Friday in Tokyo not to cut their contributions amid the global economic slump.
Their plea came during a symposium held in Chiyoda Ward hosted by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Japan Center for International Exchange; Friends of the Global Fund, Japan; Magnum Photos; and the Asahi Shimbun to kick off "Access to Life," a photo exhibition documenting the treatment of people living with AIDS worldwide.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who gained fame in 1996 as health minister for exposing the health ministry's role in the HIV infection of thousands of hemophiliacs via tainted blood products, made an appearance Friday at the symposium.