Health: Tropical Diseases

Lord McColl of Dulwich Excerpts

Thursday 26th January 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead]

My Lords—

[Lord McColl of Dulwich]

My Lords—

[Lord Strathclyde]

Let us hear from the noble Baroness.

[Baroness Northover]

I can give the noble Baroness that assurance. She will know that there is a conference on Monday that will be attended by Bill Gates and many organisations, including the WHO. This will doubtless be part of what they will be considering.

[Lord McColl of Dulwich]

Would my noble friend agree that this Government’s policy of increasing aid to developing countries is just and admirable and so is the method of giving aid on condition that it is spent on agreed projects and carried out by reputable NGOs?

[Baroness Northover]

I thank my noble friend for those comments. I would also point out that British universities, which have a long track record in research on tropical diseases, are also able to take advantage of this so that the work done at Imperial College, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine should also be encouraged.