MONTREAL, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged his country will spend $785 million over the next three years to fight the spread of malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS, a 20 percent increase.
The announcement came during a forum in Montreal featuring international health experts, government officials and wealthy philanthropists, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U2 singer Bono and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.