2009年7月23日
Avahan AIDS Initiative Commitment Increased to $338 Million
印度Avahan 艾滋病行动承诺接受赠款增加到338，000，000美元
比尔盖茨及卫生部长Azad再次重申关于HIV预防的承诺
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德里——比尔盖茨宣布比尔盖茨&梅琳达基金会已经增加了对Avahan（一个印度的进行减低HIV蔓延的行动计划）的捐赠，增至338,000,000美元。
Avahan计划由比尔盖茨基金会发起于2003年，该计划为印度的6个沿国家货运航线的地区的HIV预防项目提供资金和支持。在今天之前，盖茨基金会已经承诺提供给Avahan总数为258,000,000美元的捐赠。
盖茨先生（盖茨基金会的主席之一）将会在周五和Ghulam Nabi Azad先生讨论他们对于艾滋病预防的共同承诺，作为印度综合应对艾滋病中的一部分。
"预防绝对是抗击艾滋病的重要部分，并且将最终拯救无数的生命，"盖茨先生说，"我祝贺印度政府在艾滋病预防上的领导力，他们成为世界其他地区值得学习的典范。长远来看，我们基金会承诺与印度在多样重要卫生问题上共同工作。"
盖茨先生与Azad先生将会讨论关于从Avahan逐步转接给印度政府和其他伙伴的关键问题的计划。在这个过渡中， Avahan将提供财务和技术上的支持来确保预防项目能够持续进行。Avahan已经将100,000,000多美元以捐赠的形式投入到了该过渡计划中。
盖茨先生这个星期在德里代表盖茨基金会接受了Indira Gandhi和平奖（该奖包括在解除武装及发展上做出贡献），基金会是目前公认的"在全世界及印度的健康领域的先锋及慈善工作的模范。"
截至2009年7月，盖茨基金会已经在印度承诺捐赠了近1,000,000,000美元于健康和发展项目，在全世界的卫生领域承诺捐赠了约11,950,000,000美元。
Avahan Programs Making Progress Against HIV
Avahan项目在应对HIV上的进步
Avahan的资金和支持已经帮助了大范围的伙伴——包括政府机构和超过100家NGO——大规模地扩大HIV预防的可及性。每个月，Avahan支持的项目提供成百上千的人以减低风险咨询、安全套、传染性性病治疗以及其他的预防服务。
"我们与Avahan得合作使为更多人提供被证明可行的HIV预防干预成为可能，"K. Sujatha Rao（NACO秘书及总干事）说道。"再接下来的几年中，这一强有力的关系将会继续作为Avahan过渡到政府的重要方面。"
然而现在全名评估Avahan在HIV高风险行为及感染率上的影响力还为时过早，但早期的种种迹象还是令人鼓舞的。来自Avahan目标区域的一些数据暗示着性工作者已经越来越多的使用安全套，并且在高危人群中的性传染率已经降低。一些独立的研究目前正在帮助评估Avahan长期的影响。
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原文：
Avahan AIDS Initiative Commitment Increased to $338 Million
Bill Gates and Health Minister Azad to reaffirm commitment to HIV prevention
Launched in 2003 by the Gates Foundation, Avahan provides funding and support to targeted HIV prevention programs in six Indian states and along the national trucking routes. Prior to today's announcement, the foundation had committed a total of $258 million to Avahan.
Mr. Gates, co-chair of the Gates Foundation, will meet on Friday with Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Union Secretary for Health and Family Welfare, to discuss their shared commitment to prevention as part of India's comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS.
"Prevention is absolutely essential for fighting HIV, and will ultimately save millions of lives," said Mr. Gates. "I congratulate the Indian government for its leadership on HIV prevention, which can be a model for the rest of the world. Our foundation is committed to working with India over the long haul on a variety of critical health issues."
Mr. Gates and Mr. Azad will discuss plans to gradually transition key aspects of Avahan to the government of India and other partners. During this transition, Avahan will provide financial and technical support to ensure that prevention programs can be sustained over time. Avahan has already awarded more than $100 million in grants for this transition.
Mr. Gates is in Delhi this week to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development on behalf of the Gates Foundation. The foundation is being recognized for "pioneering and exemplary philanthropic work around the world and in India in health."
As of July 2009, the foundation has committed nearly $1 billion for health and development projects in India. Globally it has committed approximately $11.95 billion in grants for global health.
Avahan Programs Making Progress Against HIV
Avahan funding and support has helped a wide range of partners – including government agencies and more than 100 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – to significantly expand access to HIV prevention. Every month, Avahan-supported programs provide hundreds of thousands of people with risk-reduction counseling, access to condoms, treatment for sexually-transmitted infections, and other prevention services.
"Our collaboration with Avahan has made it possible to reach far more people with proven HIV prevention interventions," said K. Sujatha Rao, Secretary and Director General of NACO. "This strong partnership will continue as key aspects of Avahan transition to the government in the coming years."
While it is too early to fully assess Avahan's impact on HIV risk behaviors and infection rates, the early signs are encouraging. Data from some of Avahan's target areas suggest that sex workers have become more likely to use condoms, and that rates of sexually transmitted infections have decreased among people at risk. Several independent studies are underway to help evaluate Avahan's long-term impact.
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