A United Nations program that has raised $1.2 billion over the past three years for the treatment of H.I.V./AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis through a small fee added to airline tickets sold in 15 countries is going global.
Starting in January, travelers in the United States and other countries buying airline tickets through some of the world’s largest booking companies — including Travelocity, Orbitz and other companies owned or served by Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus — will have the option of adding $2 to their cost to support the fund-raising efforts of Unitaid, which fights life-threatening diseases in poor countries.
Philippe Douste-Blazy, chairman of the organization and the under secretary general at the United Nations charged with developing new financing mechanisms for development projects, said he expected the extended program to add hundreds of millions of dollars to Unitaid’s coffers each year.
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