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HIV/Aids fight remains high priority for United States (23/05/07) |
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President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is proving effective, according to Alec Mally, counselor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. |
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PEPFAR, now in its fourth year, is beginning to turn the tide against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in some countries, Mally told the U.N. General Assembly May 21.
Mally said that through September 30, 2006, the United States supported life-saving anti-retroviral treatment for 822,000 people in 15 countries and cared for 4.5 million people, including 2 million orphans and vulnerable children. The $15 billion PEPFAR program supports HIV/AIDS prevention efforts as well as treatment and care for people infected and affected by the virus. U.S. funds for the initiative have grown from $840 million in 2002 to $2.4 billion in 2004 and $3.2 billion in 2006. |
Speaking during a U.N. General Assembly session reviewing the world's progress toward universal access to HIV/AIDS care, Mally said PEPFAR has supported behavior change messages for millions of people of all ages and social strata and the development of safe blood systems. PEPFAR also has supported services to prevent transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their children during more than 6 million pregnancies, averting an estimated 101,000 infant infections, he said.
Source: USINFO
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