Global Fund: President of Nigeria Joins Global Fund Efforts to Broaden Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
23 April 2013

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Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, accepted an invitation be a Co-Chair in this year’s replenishment efforts by the Global Fund. Other Co-Chairs include UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and heads of state from developed countries, emerging economies and the private sector. President Jonathan met with Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund, on Monday to discuss joint efforts to control these deadly infectious diseases in Africa’s most populous nation and globally. Dr. Dybul praised President Jonathan’s effective leadership and personal commitment to expanding health services, embodied by Nigeria’s “Save One Million Lives” initiative that is aiming to dramatically increase access to basic quality health services, particularly for women and children.

Full media release: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/mediacenter/newsreleases/2013-04-23_President_of_Nigeria_Joins_Global_Fund_Efforts_to_Broaden_Fight_Against_HIV,_TB_and_Malaria/