July
19, 2004 Experts
Assess Conference, State of Fight Against AIDS The
2004 AIDS conference was marked by
concern over increasing HIV rates in Asia and
debate over how best to fund prevention
and treatment programs in
poorer countries. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown discusses the
status of efforts to combat AIDS with three experts who attended
the conference.
July
15, 2004 Global
Fund Attempts to Close Financing Gap The
financial outlook for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
and Malaria is the focus
of much attention in Bangkok. The fund has not raised the money
it needs to fully operate. Many are looking for the U.S. to
increase its donations, while Washington wants other countries
to give more.
July
12, 2004 Botswana
Battles AIDS with Aggressive Program African
governments are closely monitoring efforts in Botswana, the
first African country to both routinely offer confidential HIV
testing and provide AIDS drugs to all who need them. Correspondent
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the early results of the effort.
*Adults
(15 to 49 years of age) living with HIV/AIDS as a percentage of
the total number of adults in the region. All data from UNAIDS'
2004 report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
