India $ 1.5-billion to Africa to fight AIDS
"India has earmarked dlrs 1.5 billion in lines of credit to help Africa fight HIV-AIDS and other pandemic diseases, reports 'The Hindu'. This was revealed by the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in a message to the July 4-5 African Union summit in Sirte, Libya."
The Hindu was quoted by IRNA saying "In his message to 53 heads of Government in the Union, he said India would encourage its pharmaceutical companies to establish production facilities in Africa to cater for the increasing requirement of affordable medicines and to participate in upgrading the delivery systems." India expressed common interest with Africa on need for UN Security Council reforms with that Asia, Africa and Latin America should be represented both in the permanent and non-permanent categories in an expanded Security Council.
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