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UNITAID’s mission is to contribute to scaling up access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, primarily for people in low-income countries, by leveraging price reductions for quality diagnostics and medicines and accelerating the pace at which these are made available. |
PATENT POOL NEWSThe UNITAID Executive Board adopted a resolution on December 15 2009 that gave the go ahead for the establishment of a legal entity to house the Medicines Patent Pool. UNITAID has committed to provide funds of up to US$ 4 million in 2010 for the start up, subject to the approval of the budget. On 5 February 2010, the UNITAID Executive Board met again to discuss outstanding matters, including an analysis, carried out by the Secretariat, of the appropriate legal structure for the Pool and its relationship with UNITAID. The resolution following this meeting can be found here. UNITAID is now working on the necessary legal documents and action steps for the establishment of the Medicines Patent Pool Foundation. Read the Executive Summary of the implementation plan in English or/ou en Français. |
MASSIVEGOOD
As of March 4th, UNITAID will be able to look forward to a whole new source of funds through MASSIVEGOOD, an initiative created by the Millennium Foundation. Thanks to the support of leaders in the travel and tourism industry, travellers in the US will be able to contribute $2 through MASSIVEGOOD to UNITAID’s life-saving work every time they buy a plane ticket, reserve a hotel room or rent a car. These “micro-contributions” will provide an additional stream of income for UNITAID, while raising awareness in the United States about new and innovative ways to address global health gaps. More…
