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Help Least Likely Where Most Needed; Africa Ravaged by Virus
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A study published in the Lancet medical journal in February concluded that the findings of three major trials und in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda und show that circumcision can significantly reduce men's chances of contracting the virus that causes AIDS. (article 12)
Bebe Anderson said the rules were " inappropriate based on medicine and public health concerns. (article 10)
Dr. Hitt was chairman of the President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS during President Bill Clinton's administration in the 1990s. (article 11)
" 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 7)
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 7)
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 6)
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A major report found just 31% of people in need of treatment in low and middle-income countries had access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2007. (article 1)
The report, by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAids and Unicef, said an extra 950,000 people in these countries received the drugs last year. (article 1)
But by the end of 2007, the total number on treatment had still not quite reached that figure, leaving an estimated 6.7 million people unable to access potentially life-saving drugs. (article 1)
The report says that by the end of 2007 an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV, with 2.5 million people newly infected during the year. (article 1)
The report blames the failure to achieve more widespread access to drugs on weak healthcare systems in badly affected countries, coupled with a lack of trained staff and sustainable, long-term financing. (article 1)
A "brain drain" of skilled healthcare workers to other occupations and other countries is a significant factor in the hardest-hit regions. (article 1)
Male circumcision - which can reduce the risk of passing on HIV during sex - is also now more effectively promoted in heavily affected regions of sub-Saharan Africa. (article 1)
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Source articles
- A Shot at Stopping AIDS (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 757 words)
- Advances Inject Hope Into Quest for Vaccine (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 610 words)
- As Epidemic Matures, the Battle Shifts (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 518 words)
- Help Least Likely Where Most Needed; Africa Ravaged by Virus (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 724 words)
- HIV Prevention Fractures Into Local Struggles (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 729 words)
- World AIDS treatment program meets goal - (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 612 words)
- AIDS treatment milestone reached 2 years late (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 693 words)
- Many still denied HIV drug access (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 475 words)
- Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 383 words)
- Lawmakers Protest HIV/AIDS Travel Rule (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 446 words)
- R. Scott Hitt; Doctor Led Presidential AIDS Panel (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 291 words)
- Reporter Gets Circumcised to Fight AIDS (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 424 words)
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Source articles
- Many still denied HIV drug access (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 475 words)
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Story keywords
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AIDS, HIV, vaccine, virus, infected |
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