-country to receive six months stock of AIDS medicines
AS  HAITI begins the process of rebuilding the country after the devastating earthquake that hit on January 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is focusing its effort to ensure that the thousands of people living with AIDS will be able to access the drugs they need to stay alive.
At the time that the devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, 36,000 people were on record as receiving antiretroviral treatment.

But with many health centers destroyed and health workers killed, people moving away from their home areas and transport difficult, there is an acute danger that many people will run out of the drugs they need. This would not only lead to many deaths, but the disruption of treatment would also lead to a high chance of drug resistance among those who stop and start their treatment.  
To this end, The Global Fund is making an emergency provision of US$ 800,000 for the supply of a six-month stock of antiretroviral medicines. Antibiotics and other health supplies are being brought into Haiti in close cooperation with Global Fund partners in the Dominican Republic, a release from the Global Fund said.
“For tens of thousands of people living with HIV who survived the earthquake, the danger is far from over,” said Prof. Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “We are working to channel funds for the provision of drugs and treatment.”
Haiti has the highest HIV infection rate outside Southern Africa. Of the 36,000 people currently receiving antiretroviral treatment to stay healthy, 13,000 of them depend on programmes financed by the Global Fund. The Global Fund is working closely with the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and UNAIDS, both key international partners in Haiti, to ensure an uninterrupted flow of life-saving AIDS medicines to these patients.
The Global Fund is a unique global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Global Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases.
Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has become the dominant financier of programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, with approved funding of US$ 18.4 billion for more than 600 programs in 144 countries. To date, programs supported by the Global Fund have saved 4.9 million lives through providing AIDS treatment for 2.5 million people, anti-tuberculosis treatment for 6 million people and the distribution of 104 million insecticide-treated bed nets for the prevention of malaria.