Mexico, 1 Dec (EFE).-Mexican businessman Carlos Slim will provide eight million dollars in the next four years to the initiative Global Fund (RED) eradicate the virus HIV/AIDS by 2015, said today the telephone America Movil (AMX) said in a statement
AMX and the Fundación Carlos Slim announced today its commitment to this Global Fund (RED) which brings together numerous organizations in the world to promote action against AIDS, he noted the company America Movil.
The company reported that together with its subsidiaries, Telcel and Comcel, it will promote its 300 million users to join in this effort with actions linked to this campaign.
As part of this partnership with (RED), América Móvil pledged one million dollars a year over the next four years, to help finance marketing and awareness-raising campaigns aimed at eradicating the transmission of the HIV virus from mother to child by 2015.
Added that Carlos Slim Foundation would “bring another four million dollars to the cause”.
Slim announced today its partnership with the Global Fund (RED) in the event “The Beginning of the End of AIDS” attended by President Barak Obama, former Presidents George w. Bush, Bill Clinton, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Director of network, Deborah Dugan, Alicia Keys, Bono, Bobby Shriver.
“Carry all our networks in Latin America to do through these, our clients get their donations to the Global Fund fighting HIV/AIDS virus in the next four years, until 2015”, said the statement.
Furthermore, Bono, the lead singer of the band U2 and one of the main promoters of this initiative, said that Slim “has the participation of millions of people in their multiple networks, then we will reach the goal having communication with all of them”. EFE
