HIV/AIDS

Candidates for President Need a Plan to Defeat HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria; Network of Religious Leaders Backs Statement to US Leaders

Published in Health Business Week, June 29th, 2007

Polling shows that HIV/AIDS is an important concern of US voters, and some candidates have raised the issue in debates and on the campaign trail. Drug-resistant tuberculosis has also alarmed the public. However, so far, none of the candidates have said in detail what they would do about these related health threats if elected.

Today, the Global AIDS Alliance added its name to a growing list of groups that are backing a 10 point plan that lays out urgent changes needed in the US approach to global health. The plan, called the 2008 Plan to Stop HIV/AIDS, calls for $50 billion in US spending 2009-2013. This figure is based on conservative estimates of resource needs and is...

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