The new head of the Global Fund [Michel Kazatchkine]...wants businesses to contribute more to fight the diseases that kill six million people each year...In addition to cash, Kazatchkine said companies could offer personnel or other in-kind donations to bolster AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis programmes across the developing world, or may help sponsor specific projects in countries where they operate...[He] declined to say whether pharmaceutical companies ought to be tapped for drug donations..."It is an area to explore but obviously there are potential conflicts of interest," Kazatchkine said..."I would primarily expect companies to try to decrease their prices rather than maintain high prices and provide in-kind donations of drugs." [refers to Apple (manufacturers of iPod), Gap, American Express]