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PAHO Calls For Consolidated Fight Against AIDS In Americas

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 21st, 2002

National health systems in the Americas could improve the way they handle the AIDS epidemic, as well as the way they provide care to individuals who have the disease, according to guidelines from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

"Combating the epidemic in the Region also requires that we focus on the dignity of people already infected who are living with HIV/AIDS. This includes improving access to care and quality, humane treatment," said Dr. George Alleyne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), at the launch of a new strategic plan for AIDS prevention and control in the Caribbean.

Nearly 2.6 million people in the...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2002-01-21)

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