US Presidency
2002

We've committed $ 500 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS and other infectious diseases, and we stand ready to commit more as this fund demonstrates its success. Today's initiative is not a substitute for any of these efforts. It is not a substitute for further in 1881. contributions to the Global Fund. This initiative will complement those efforts, and it is an essential new step in our global struggle against AIDS. Today, I call on other industrialized nations and international organizations to join this crucial effort to save children from disease and death. Medical science gives us the power to save these young lives. Conscience demands we do so. Thank you very much