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Bush unveils emergency plan in fight against AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, March 18th, 2004

President Bush unveiled a detailed 5-year, $15 billion emergency plan February 23, 2004, aimed at turning the tide in the global fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

The plan, which Bush first announced during his 2003 State of the Union address, describes itself as "the boldest international health initiative every undertaken by a single country."

But critics said they were disappointed and described the plan's funding process as marked by continuous delays.

The plan targets $9 billion in new funding to speed up prevention, treatment and care services in 14 of the most affected countries representing at least 50% of HIV...

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