Chirac calls for airline tax to fight AIDS in Africa (Cordis)

French president Jacques Chirac has called for a tax on airline fuel and tickets to be introduced before the end of the year to help poor countries fight various diseases, including HIV/AIDS in Africa.

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Posted March 29, 2005

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