FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, February 4, 2003
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2003-02-04

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 71 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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The world knows that the President’s Plan came from me and I am
briefing many people. The WH refers all questions about Project BioShield and The
President’s AIDS Plan to me Got a call from Richard Feachem, President of the Global
Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, congratulating me on the Plan, but expressing
concern that since the USA only put $1 billion new money in the Fund over 5 years that
now the other countries would be reluctant to contribute more to the fund than the USA.
I told him emphatically, but in a nice way, that I disagreed. The original purpose of the
Global Fund was not to replace bilateral agreements, but to complement them. Feachem
is essentially saying that the other $9 billion in new money does not really count in a
matching game since we did not put this in the Global Fund. Unbelievable. I have now
told people. This is not about the Fund or about your particular choice of how you give
money. It is about saying the lives of people in Africa and the Caribbean.
        Another looming problem is the Mexico City Agreement which states that
Foreign NGO who counsels on abortions or who supports the performance (with funds)
of abortions is not eligible for USG funding. This might make the implementation of the
Plan through NGOs difficult. Also, I need to check with the US Trade Representative
about the generics and breaking patents.