INTERVIEW : DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, UK SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTL DEVELOPMENT

'Indian private sector expertise can contribute largely to global health'

Posted: Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 at 0005 hrs IST
Updated: Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 at 0005 hrs IST

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: resulted in new areas of collaboration: a new programme in Bihar which I launched on Tuesday; and collaboration on issues where India has a positive impact on poverty in India but also globally, such as the production of low-cost drugs for HIV/AIDS and malaria. In January 2008 the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced a three year commitment to work with India to work towards achieving the millennium development goals. Over these three years, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) has committed £825 million to support development efforts in India. ...

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