Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Debate
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Earl of Listowel
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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Lord Bates
The noble Lord is right. Some middle-income countries, such as China, India and Indonesia, show the highest incidence of TB. The highest incidence of HIV/AIDS is to be found in South Africa, with an increasing number of instances in the countries of central and eastern Europe due to drug-related infections, so this has to be part of the overall effort. The noble Lord and I have often talked about the fact that the SDGs are very important because they focus on eradicating the disease rather than focusing on a particular geographic area.
The Earl of Listowel (CB)
My Lords, how has the Global Fund contributed to reducing the transfer of HIV/AIDS from mother to infant, and what progress has been made with regard to reducing maternal transfer?
Lord Bates
I do not have a specific answer to that, so perhaps I may deal with it in my written response to my noble friend Lord Black.