Associated Press: French first lady joins global fight against AIDS
As ceremonies marked World AIDS Day, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy signed on to become a goodwill ambassador for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which said it has provided lifesaving treatment to two million people living with HIV worldwide. Article also includes the following comment: “Irish singer and activist Bono called her appointment ‘a great coup’ for the Global Fund.”

CNN: Obama, Blair laud Bush’s AIDS work in Africa
On Monday, President-elect Obama offered the outgoing head of state accolades for battling AIDS in Africa. “I salute President Bush for his leadership in crafting a plan for AIDS relief in Africa and backing it up with funding dedicated to saving lives and preventing the spread of the disease,” Obama said in taped remarks to the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Q&A / HELENE GAYLE, president and CEO of CARE USA: HIV/AIDS progress made; more to do
A question and answer session with Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA.

Associated Press: Testing newborns for HIV can save lives
Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report Monday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status and in 2007 less than 10 percent of infants born to HIV-positive mothers were tested for the virus before they were two months old, the report said.

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