AIDS Death Drop 10%
July 30th, 2008 at 11:00 am | posted by Virginia SimmonsMore newspapers are picking up on the positive new global AIDS numbers we reported yesterday:
In today’s LA Times:
The number of AIDS deaths worldwide dropped 10% in 2007 because of increasing access to treatment, as did the number of new infections in children, the United Nations reported Tuesday.
Condom use and prevention efforts increased in many countries and adolescent sexual intercourse declined in some of the most heavily affected regions, the report says.
“In a surprisingly short period of time, there has been a tripling of prevention efforts in some countries,” said Dr. Paul De Lay, director of evaluation for UNAIDS…
“The lesson here is that where there is investment, prevention and treatment work,” said the Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha of the Hope Institute in Uganda.
July 30th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Thanks for posting this info, Virginia, on this very auspicious day. At 2:00pm EST this afternoon at the White House, Pres. Bush will sign into U.S. law the Lantos-Hyde Act which we all lovingly know as PEPFAR.
If you’re around C-Span or one of the cable news channels, be on the outlook for coverage of this ceremony, whether live or delayed.
A momentous moment for the People of Africa & elsewhere around the world whose lives have been enhanced by the support of ONE members & others.
This news posted above shows that PEPFAR and other similar programs around the world ARE WORKING and having tremendously POSITIVE IMPACT on the lives of real people living in poverty!
ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie
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