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Nature 433, 94 (13 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/433094a; Published online 12 January 2005

Agencies fear global crises will lose out to tsunami donations

Declan Butler

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AIDS, malaria among the issues that may face funding shortfall.

The huge outpouring of donations to the tsunami relief effort is raising concerns that the disaster might soak up funds badly needed for other humanitarian crises.Last week the medical aid group Médecins Sans Frontières announced that it now has enough money — £41 million (US$54 million) — for the first phase of its tsunami relief operations, and so began encouraging people to donate to its general fund instead.