During the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, both critics and supporters of President Obama have written op-eds on U.S. HIV funding in Africa.

Below are links to some of those op-eds:

Desmond Tutu:
"Having met President Obama, I’m confident that he’s a man of conscience who shares my commitment to bringing hope and care to the world’s poor. But I am saddened by his decision to spend less than he promised to treat AIDS patients in Africa."






Ezekiel Emanuel:
"For more than a year, the HIV/AIDS community has been criticizing the Obama administration for decreasing or flat lining the global HIV/AIDS budget ... As the conference comes to a close in Vienna and the baton is passed to Washington, D.C., to host the 2012 gathering, it is time to change the tenor of this global debate."




Additional op-eds include:

Anand Reddi:
"I urge President Obama to reaffirm his presidential campaign promise of expanding PEPFAR "by $1 billion a year in new money over the next five years," while also supporting maternal and child health."

Gayle Smith:
"President Obama believes we must work toward a future free of HIV/AIDS. There is no retreat and no alternative. The facts demonstrate the President is leading the world in making that vision a reality."