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01-26-2007, 06:40 PM
Hoy newspaper is reporting that the DR could lose US$33 million in credit if the country continues dismissing specialist staff at the Presidential AIDS Council (COPRESIDA).
The warning was included in a letter sent to Public Health Minister Dr. Bautista Rojas Gomez by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The letter refers to the dismissal of journalists Vianco Martinez and Gisela Mera. The letter sent by Wolfgang Munar, chief of the Global Fund mission in Latin America and the Caribbean, asks for an explanation for the dismissals. The letter was also sent to Humberto Salazar who heads COPRESIDA. Salazar has already explained the dismissals, saying that Martinez was not sufficiently qualified for the post. Munar sent a copy of the letter to Temistocles Montas and said that any staff changes in programs such as COPRESIDA must be done in prior consultation with the Global Fund. Munar is also asking for the CVs of those appointed to positions within specific programs and wants detailed accounts of changes that have been made. The DR will receive a total of RD$48 million from the Global Fund, of which US$33 million have yet to be disbursed.
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The warning was included in a letter sent to Public Health Minister Dr. Bautista Rojas Gomez by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The letter refers to the dismissal of journalists Vianco Martinez and Gisela Mera. The letter sent by Wolfgang Munar, chief of the Global Fund mission in Latin America and the Caribbean, asks for an explanation for the dismissals. The letter was also sent to Humberto Salazar who heads COPRESIDA. Salazar has already explained the dismissals, saying that Martinez was not sufficiently qualified for the post. Munar sent a copy of the letter to Temistocles Montas and said that any staff changes in programs such as COPRESIDA must be done in prior consultation with the Global Fund. Munar is also asking for the CVs of those appointed to positions within specific programs and wants detailed accounts of changes that have been made. The DR will receive a total of RD$48 million from the Global Fund, of which US$33 million have yet to be disbursed.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)