The world has made extraordinary progress in the fight against AIDS, but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, U.N. health agencies say
LONDON (AlertNet) - The international community has made extraordinary progress in the past decade in the fight against AIDS, but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, the United Nations health agencies have said.
A World Health Organisation-led report released before World AIDS Day said the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and now infects about 34 million people around the world has proven a "formidable challenge" for scientists and public health experts.
World AIDS Day, which falls on December 1, 2011, aims to raise awareness to help stop the spread of the disease.
STORIES
Funding crunch imperils progress on AIDS - Reuters
HIV drugs still out of some children's reach - AlertNet
Q+A: AIDS expert calls for careful use of sparse funds - AlertNet
China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring - Reuters
AIDS, TB, Malaria fund forced to cut grants - Reuters
Life-saving drugs push HIV numbers to new highs - Reuters
FACTBOX: Latest global HIV/AIDS numbers - Reuters
BLOGS
AIDS: Getting the best value for money - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Changing the paradigm: AIDS as an investment - UNAIDS
How can we let the global fund go broke? - Medecins Sans Frontieres
Discrimination against women spurs HIV/AIDS spread - International AIDS/HIV Alliance
What is life like for a child who is born HIV-positive? - International AIDS/HIV Alliance
Sex work, no protection, raises Kibera teen HIV/AIDS risk - International AIDS/HIV Alliance
Water sanitation and hygiene vital in fight against AIDS - WaterAid
Habitat for Humanity supports families living with HIV in Cambodia - Habitat for Humanity
MULTIMEDIA
VIDEO INTERVIEW: WHO aims for AIDS-free generation - AlertNet
AUDIO SLIDESHOWS: Stigma under the lens - ChristianAid UK
PHOTO BLOG: Making mothers matter on World Aids Day - International AIDS/HIV Alliance
PHOTO BLOG: New Zambia HIV/AIDS awareness methods supplant tradition - International AIDS/HIV Alliance
PHOTO BLOG: Stopping TB, the biggest killer of people living with HIV - WHO/Stop TB Partnership
VIDEO: World AIDS day marked across globe - Reuters
LINKS
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
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