AIDS treatment milestone reached 2 years late
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Nearly 3 million people in developing countries are now receiving antiretroviral drugs to treat AIDS, a treatment goal that health authorities had hoped to meet two years ago, according to a new report released Monday. (article 4)
A new international report into the battle to stem HIV/Aids and treat sufferers around the world has found both progress and deeply-rooted problems. (article 2)
The report, released jointly by the World Health Organization, UNAids and Unicef, offers a bleak numbers game showing that the gap between the supply of antiretroviral treatment and the demand continues to grow steadily. (article 2)
" Achieving the goal two years late is still quite remarkable said Dr. Kevin De Cock the medical arm of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva. (article 5)
The idea of extending AIDS treatments to 3 million people by 2005 - the "3 by 5" program - was first raised at a U.N. special session on the epidemic in July 2001. (article 5)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's deputy health minister urged every woman in the country to carry a condom to protect against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a news report said Sunday. (article 1)
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HIV, AIDS, Cock, treatment, infected |
Source articles
- Malaysian women urged to carry condoms (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/31/2008, 238 words)
- HIV/AIDS progress painfully slow (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 597 words)
- Many still denied HIV drug access (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 475 words)
- World AIDS treatment program meets goal - (L.A. Times, 06/02/2008, 613 words)
- AIDS treatment milestone reached 2 years late (sfgate.com, 06/02/2008, 694 words)
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