Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Funding crunch puts progress on AIDS at risk

(Reuters) - The international community has made extraordinary progress in the past decade in the fight against AIDS, but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, the United Nations health agencies said on Wednesday. A World Health Organization-led report said the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and now infects about 34 million people around the world has proven a "formidable challenge" for scientists and public health experts. "But the tide is turning," it added. "The tools to achieve an AIDS-free generation are in our hands. ...read more..

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