World Bank Protest, Washington DC - April 15, 2016
As part of the ‘Raise the MIC’ campaign, advocates demonstrated in front of the World Bank in Washington, DC on Friday, April 15, 2016. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in cooperation with over 300 organizations and advocates from 30 countries, launched the global ‘Raise the MIC’ campaign last year urging the World Bank to reconsider the way it classifies middle-income countries (MICs). The World Bank currently designates MICs as those with an income of at least $2.86/day, barely above the International Poverty Line of $1.25/day. Advocates are concerned that the Bank’s MIC designations—which are frequently used by other global funders and government bodies—translate into inadequate foreign aid for countries suffering from poverty, creating a lack of access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS drugs and other essential medications. AHF maintains that the bank’s MIC designation should never be used to disqualify poor countries from international aid for medications, life-saving services and reduced drug prices.
World Bank Protest, Washington DC - April 15, 2016
As part of the ‘Raise the MIC’ campaign, advocates demonstrated in front of the World Bank in Washington, DC on Friday, April 15, 2016. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in cooperation with over 300 organizations and advocates from 30 countries, launched the global ‘Raise the MIC’ campaign last year urging the World Bank to reconsider the way it classifies middle-income countries (MICs). The World Bank currently designates MICs as those with an income of at least $2.86/day, barely above the International Poverty Line of $1.25/day. Advocates are concerned that the Bank’s MIC designations—which are frequently used by other global funders and government bodies—translate into inadequate foreign aid for countries suffering from poverty, creating a lack of access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS drugs and other essential medications. AHF maintains that the bank’s MIC designation should never be used to disqualify poor countries from international aid for medications, life-saving services and reduced drug prices.