CNews WASHINGTON: The US Senate has approved the spending of $48 billion over the next five years to treat and prevent the spread of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa and elsewhere around the world.
The legislation more than triples the current $15 billion programme that has brought lifesaving drugs to some 1.7 million people with HIV/AIDS.
The bill passed by a vote of 80-16. That sets up negotiations with the House on a final compromise.
President George W. Bush has been a strong advocate for the global AIDS program and supports the bill.
The legislation more than triples the current $15 billion programme that has brought lifesaving drugs to some 1.7 million people with HIV/AIDS.
The bill passed by a vote of 80-16. That sets up negotiations with the House on a final compromise.
President George W. Bush has been a strong advocate for the global AIDS program and supports the bill.
