Elton John Aids Foundation gives $5m to combat AIDS in Africa

The Elton John Aids Foundation has given $5m to organisations in sub-Saharan Africa who work with lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people suffering from AIDS or HIV. He says the stigmatisation they suffer makes them more vulnerable to contracting the disease. The contribution will be matched by the American government in this new venture.

(Photo: Sir Elton John, Founder of the Elton John Aids Foundation, taken 2015)

(Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for EJAF)