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Lender to the World's Poorest Countries Ponders What to Do About HIV (March 2008)
From World Bank
Cheap AIDS Meds, DOHA Style (September 28, 2007)
Massive coalition urges support for resolutions reaffirming U.S. commitment to WTO policies on fair drug pricing.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
International AIDS Society Calls for More HIV Research Funding (July 10, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Antiretroviral Therapy Access Increases in Developing Countries, Hundreds of Thousands of Child Deaths Preventable, U.N. Report Says (April 17, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Declares: World's Response to Children With AIDS "Tragically Insufficient" (January 16, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
India's Decision to Adhere to International Patent Regulations Could Limit Access to Medicines, Including HIV/AIDS Drugs (January 8, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Two Million in Developing Countries Are Taking HIV Meds, but Unmet Need Is Still Vast (December 4, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Drop d4T From First-Line Therapy, WHO Advises Low-Income Countries – If You Can Afford To (August 8, 2006)
In aidsmap.com
U.S. Urges More Funding From Other Countries for HIV Fight (December 1, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Chirac Announces France Will Begin Airline Tax to Provide Funding for HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Next Year (September 1, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
French President Seeks World Leaders' Support for International Airline Ticket Tax to Finance Global HIV/AIDS Fight (July 29, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Annan Supports International Airline Ticket Tax to Finance HIV/AIDS Fight in Africa (July 8, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Conducting Clinical Trials Without Ethical Review (July 2004)
A recent series of unethical -- even illegal -- clinical trials in India is fueling concern over the "outsourcing" of studies to countries where study regulation is lax.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Anglican Church of Canada Calls for Government to Increase Financial Commitment to Global HIV/AIDS Fight (June 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Donor Nations, Including United States, Agree to Streamline Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries (April 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
World Finance Ministers Pledge to Reduce Poverty, Fight HIV/AIDS; Critics Worry Lack of Money Will Hinder Efforts (April 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Chinese, Indian Governments Should Ramp Up Efforts to Combat HIV/AIDS, HHS Secretary Says (March 23, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Tuberculosis Prevention, Treatment Pivotal to Global AIDS Battle, WHO Says (March 18, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fight Against AIDS Needs Much More Money -- Aid Groups (January 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
France Commits 5 Million Euros to Developing World AIDS Program (January 22, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World AIDS $4.7 Billion -- WorldCom $35 Billion (November 28, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Thai Study Shows Suboptimal HIV Treatment Confers Benefit in Developing World (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Congresswoman Lee Visits AIDS Center in Africa (September 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gallo Urges Caution in Antiretroviral Drug Programs in Developing Nations (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
IAS 2003 Opens With Call for Global Treatment Access (July 14, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
European Union Will Not Match U.S. AIDS Donation (June 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clinton Foundation Aims to Treat 700,000 AIDS Patients (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Serious Business: Companies Team Up to Combat AIDS (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill Gates Donates $28 Million to Diaphragm Research Project (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Britain Gives $15.7 Million to Fight AIDS in Myanmar (April 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Youth Project Tailors Prevention Messages to Different Social and Political Contexts (April 29, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta: Students Hear of Africa's Twin Perils (April 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Praises Efforts Against AIDS in Visit to Bahamas (April 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Report on the International Treatment Preparedness Summit (April 2003)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Clinton Team Lowers Drug Price Seven-Fold in Caribbean (March 14, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
International Treatment Preparedness Summit Opens (March 2003)
Zackie Achmat calls for scientific literacy in Cape Town.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Global Treatment Update (January/February 2003)
Roche drops nelfinavir (Viracept) prices, activism activates in South Africa, churches get involved in treatment access, Bush's global AIDS plan gets mixed reviews and the Global Fund makes nice with the U.S.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
UN: West's Response to AIDS Inadequate (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
All-Out Effort Fails to Halt AIDS Spread in Africa (December 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amnesty International: Rights Crucial in AIDS Fight (December 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Global Treatment Update (December 2002)
Gilead strikes a deal with Africa on tenofovir; a new handbook for orgs looking to provide treatment.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Interview With Joep Lange (December 2002)
The President of the International AIDS Society shares his thoughts on HIV and the African AIDS epidemic.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
International Response to AIDS in Africa "Shameful" -- UNICEF (November 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Test Kit to Be Sold Cheap to Thailand (November 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oil-Producing Nations Donate US$4 Million to Combat AIDS in Asia (November 13, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Namibia: New AIDS Project Targets the Young (November 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nelson Mandela Announces AIDS Project With Princess Diana Fund (November 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
UNICEF to Spend $9 Million to Fight AIDS in Zambia (October 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Merck to Cut Cost of AIDS Drug in Poorest Nations (October 23, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Italy to Finance Ugandan Development Programs (October 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Regent University Produces AIDS-Prevention Film for Tanzania (October 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GALEN in Action (October 2002)
IAPAC discusses its Global AIDS Learning & Evaluation Network.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
One Step Ahead of Us (October 2002)
Data on the global impact of HIV from the XIV International AIDS Conference.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Say Anything: Recent Notable Quotes on AIDS in the Developing World (October 2002)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Stopping AIDS Is World's Top Problem: Clinton in Rwanda (September 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Netherlands to Give 4 Million Euros to Ethiopia for Fight Against Tuberculosis (August 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AngloGold Signs Pact to Fight AIDS (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Union to Step in With More Money for UN Population Fund After United States Withholds Funds (July 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Embrace: A Collaborative Approach to HIV Health Promotion for African Communities in the U.K. (July 11, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
International Red Cross: Food Giant Nestle Giving About $2 Million to African AIDS Fight (June 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ex-Ambassador Holbrooke Takes on Global AIDS (June 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World AIDS Fund Provides $14 Million to Thailand (June 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
France Pays for Novel HIV/AIDS Treatment in Vietnam (June 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Worldwide Advocates for Microbicides Meet (June 2002)
A recap from the Microbicides 2002 conference in Antwerp.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Actor Danny Glover Urges South African Government to Do More to Address AIDS Crisis (April 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mandela Tells Chrétien the West Needs to Help Africa With AIDS Crisis (April 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canadian Prime Minister Sidesteps AIDS Debate During Visit to South Africa (April 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Florida Launches Kids' World Blood Bank (March 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Heifer International Approves Plan to Address AIDS in Africa (March 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gates Grants Nigeria $260,000 to Fight HIV/AIDS (March 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Africa's Ruling Party Accuses Former U.S. President Carter of Encouraging Africans to Take Untested AIDS Drugs (March 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates Fight AIDS (March 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rwanda Contributes One Million Dollars to International Health Fund (March 8, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bridging the Global Gap (January/February 2002)
The work of the International AIDS Women's Caucus.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Challenges of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Developing World (October 27, 2001)
In 39th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO
U.S. and Switzerland Oppose Developing-Country Proposal on Access to Medicines (September 21, 2001)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Fostering Access to HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment (July 8, 2001)
In The 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
Fifty-Eight Countries to Boost HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment (June 25, 2001)
From UNAIDS
World AIDS Experts Call for Urgent Action, Say Leaders Must Demonstrate Financial and Political Commitment (May 10, 2001)
From UNAIDS
Doctors Demand Immediate Access to Antiretroviral Drugs in Africa (April 28, 2001)
In British Medical Journal
European Parliament Supports Treatment Access in Developing Countries (March 30, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
South-South Partnerships Essential to AIDS Response (November 1, 2000)
From UNAIDS
European Commission, World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Take a United Stand Against Killer Diseases (September 28, 2000)
From UNAIDS
AIDS Hindering Economic Growth, Worsening Poverty in Hard-Hit Countries (July 11, 2000)
From UNAIDS
U.K. International Development Secretary Clare Short Criticizes Vatican Over AIDS Fight (Summer 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Doing the Right Thing -- Globally (April 2000)
A report on the Nov. 7-10, 1999 Global Forum on Bioethics in Research.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Hundred Million Dollar Program for Public-Private AIDS Research and Outreach in Africa (May 21, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Medical Advances With International Impact (March 6, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Drugs for the Developing World (December 1997/January 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis

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