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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rachel Schraer and Bel Trew

For just £1.30 a person each year the UK could help end Aids by 2030, new analysis finds

HIV medication in Harare, Zimbabwe - (AP)

Protecting what’s left of the UK’s funding for the global HIV response in order to end the deadly decades-long pandemic would cost less than £1.30 a year per UK adult, new analysis by The Independent shows.

The figure is based on the government honouring existing commitments to three crucial funds: the UN Aids agency (UNAIDS), medicines access agency Unitaid and the Robert Carr Fund, which makes sure that the voices of marginalised populations most affected by HIV are included.

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