AIDS fund manager is hard to find

Most NGOs lack national scope needed to handle demanding task

BEIJING - China's search for a nonprofit group to help distribute funds it receives to fight the spread of HIV and AIDS could prove difficult because few seem qualified to handle the task, a senior health official said.

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched an appeal last week for applications from grassroots organizations to handle a large portion of the money from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.