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Stanford Study Gives US Global AIDS Program High Marks In 2003, President Bush launched PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS, to combat the AIDS pandemic in developing countries. With the approval of Congress, we'll devote $15 billion to f
AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV When Catherine Wyatt-Morley tested positive for HIV, she was told she had six years to live. Nearly two decades later, the mother of three is still alive, still fighting AIDS and finding strength in helping
Health Report - More Low Cost Anti-AIDS Drugs Mean More People Treated This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An American program called the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief helps millions of people infected with HIV, the virus respo
By Carolyn Weaver Uganda 31 May 2006 watch Uganda and AIDS report Experts say Ugandan women and children remain at special risk of HIV infection Uganda's program promoting abstinence, being faithful in marriage and condom use is often credited with
President Bush has signed a bill committing $48 billion to the global fight against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House, the bill vastly expands a U.S. program that already treats millions in Africa, Sou
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 17 November 2006 watch Congo AIDS report A hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a death row aisle for female victims of HIV/AIDS, but most do not even know they are close to death, or even that they are infecte
By Kari Barber Banjul, Gambia 21 February 2007 In a continent suffering from the AIDS epidemic, Gambian President Yayah Jammeh's claims of a cure for the disease are alarming public health workers already struggling against faith-healers dispensing
By Joe De Capua Toronto 19 August 2006 AIDS conference, Toronto Some 24,000 delegates, literally thousands of scientific, social and community presentations and papers. Marches, demonstrations, tears and laughter, bold statements and cries for help.
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 01 May 2007 Starting Tuesday, Cameroon will offer free anti-retroviral drug treatment to all eligible HIV-positive people in the country. The program, funded by the government and various external groups, aims to reach as many
AIDS Funding Boosts Overall Healthcare The battle against HIV/AIDS has received more donor funding than most other diseases combined. Many tens of billions of dollars has been spent in the more than 30 years of the epidemic. The amount of funding has
South African President Zuma waves as he arrives to declare his HIV-negative status during launch of the HIV Counselling and Testing Campaign held at Natalspruit Hospital in Katlehong, 25 April 2010 Related Links Text of President Zuma's address on H
Advocacy Group Praises Clinton AIDS Remarks Advocacy groups are praising Secretary of State Hillary Clintons comments that an AIDS-free generation is within reach. Mrs. Clinton spoke Monday at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Mitchell Warren c
AIDS Vaccine Conference Ends with Eye to Future The AIDS Vaccine 2011 conference ended Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand. While a vaccine to help end the pandemic remains elusive, scientific advances are being made. About 850 scientists, researchers and
Americans Turn to AIDS Drugs to Prevent HIV Infection New research in Africa confirms that a once-a-day pill, used to treat patients infected with the virus which causes AIDS, also works to prevent HIV infection in healthy people. For 20-year-old New
The Ugandan government says it wants to launch an official drive to circumcise much of Uganda's male population as part of its efforts to reduce the rate of HIV infection in the east African country. Recent studies conducted in several African count
By Meredith Buel Washington 01 December 2006 President Bush says the pandemic of HIV/AIDS can be defeated and the United States is committed to help stop the spread of the deadly disease. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington.
President Obama's choice to lead the U.S. effort to fight AIDS worldwide says he will emphasize prevention if he is confirmed by the Senate. If confimed by the Senate as the State Department's global AIDS coordinator, Dr. Eric Goosby would also be a
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 04 September 2007 Like many small, poor countries in Asia and Africa, Cambodia faces a challenge from HIV - the virus that causes AIDS. By all measures, Cambodia should be devastated by AIDS. Brothels are commonplace, illegal
By Cathy Majtenyi Kigali 16 June 2007 An international AIDS conference started in Rwanda's capital Saturday, with officials vowing to work together to stop the spread of the scourge. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Kigali. A baby sleeps in her mo
The 17th International AIDS Conference opened in Mexico City Sunday with calls for greater efforts to combat the disease and find a cure. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Mexico City, there is an emphasis as well on prevention and treatment in the