YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Asian countries are increasingly willing to play a bigger role in managing global risks from infectious diseases, according to a multilateral partnership founded in 2002 to fight HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.
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Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund, poses after an interview in Yokohama on Aug. 21. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Asian countries are increasingly willing to play a bigger role in managing global risks from infectious diseases, according to a multilateral partnership founded in 2002 to fight HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.