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"In January 2000, a grim cover story in
Newsweek forecast that as many as 30
million African children could be orphaned by 2010 because of AIDS deaths.
Demographers predicted that AIDS would kill half the teenagers in some African
countries.
That horrific outcome never happened. Millions of Africans finally got access
to affordable AIDS drugs, thanks in large part to the U.S. President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The ambitious initiative, launched by
President George W. Bush, celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend. Over
the past two decades, PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives by providing more than
$100 billion in funding for AIDS prevention and treatment.
Now, progress toward controlling the AIDS epidemic is threatened. Economic
crises have cut into international funding for HIV/AIDS and other global health
priorities. Today, the world spends less fighting the disease than it did 12
years ago, yet almost 40 million people are HIV-positive — most of them women
and girls — and more than 600,000 people die from AIDS-related causes every
year. And countries around the world are contending with multiplying
challenges: infectious diseases, hunger, soaring energy prices, extreme
weather, war and more.
Facing tough choices, leaders must appreciate the incredible return on
investments in health innovation. U.S. policymakers can build on PEPFAR’s
remarkable progress and save millions more lives by continuing their bipartisan
support for global health programs, including congressional reauthorization of
PEPFAR by September of this year."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
