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OFID offers US$350,000 to support the 16th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) in Toronto, Canada
63/2006 June 13, 2006, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) today approved a grant of US$350,000 to the International Aids Society (IAS) in support of its biannual global meeting scheduled for Toronto, Canada from August 13-18, 2006.
With its theme “Time to deliver” AIDS 2006 will be an important global gathering in the fight against the spread of AIDS, as well as a unique opportunity for science, international community, government and leadership from around the world to advance collective response to the epidemic.
OFID had participated in the previous international AIDS Conference, held in Bangkok, in 2004. The Fund has again been invited to take an active role in AIDS 2006 and make its important work in HIV/AIDS visible among the high level international development institutions.
In considering this invitation, the Management envisages a great potential for OFID to maintain its presence in this field. The extended grant will assist in the participation of candidates from poorer countries at the Conference.
| PROJECT SUMMARY | |
| Beneficiary countries: | Worldwide |
| Project title: | 16th International AIDS Conference |
| Channel: | International Aids Society (IAS) |
| Sector: | Health |
| Project cost: | US$17,892,000 |
| Co-financiers and amount of co-financing: | Governments of Canada, Norway, Ireland and Sweden, the EU, UNAIDS, WHO, Gates Foundation, Merck, Glaxo Smith Kline, Pfizer, SIDA, Global Fund & others - US$17,220,000 |
| Proposed Grant: | US$350,000 |
| Executing agencies: | International AIDS Society and AIDS 2006 Toronto Host |
| Grant administrator: | The OPEC Fund |
| Period of implementation: | August 13 – 18, 2006 |