HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain

cory777

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Sat Mar-13-10 02:14 AM
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HEALTH: U.S. AIDS Fund Flat-Lining, Groups Complain

Source: IPS

By Sananda Sahoo

WASHINGTON, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - The debate between those who favour investment in AIDS treatment and those who favour investment in its prevention came to the forefront Thursday at a U.S House of Representatives hearing on U.S. investments in HIV/AIDS in Africa.

International health organisations working to help check the spread of AIDS in Africa said meagre increases in funds from the U.S. government this year would be a step backwards. Some experts also emphasised that prevention must get appropriate attention in any fight against the disease.

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Sat Mar-13-10 07:20 AM
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1. Aids research is already disproportional as compared to other diseases

Aids already receives more money than cancer - which takes more lives. Aids for the most part is preventable, and the causes are behavioral in nature. Medical science has not cured a virus to this date, so prevention is clearly the way to go, as well trying to find ways to better the quality of life for the afflicted.

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