Toronto crossroads: The international AIDS meeting still has a purpose

Article Abstract:

The International AIDS Conference was initially aimed at sharing laboratory findings and information on HIV, however, it turned into a meeting of many people fighting one another for money to build a huge global AIDS treatment program. This unique biennial gathering, which will be held in August 2006 in Toronto, is expected to bring scientists, activists and drug-company and government officials together to ensure the continued relevance of their work.

Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, AIDS research, AIDS treatment, International Conference on AIDS, 2006 AD

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The global impact of HIV/AIDS

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the scale and spread of the AIDS epidemic which is estimated to affect 36-million people in April 2001. The effect of the epidemic on population structure, social capital and economic growth is discussed.

Social aspects, Economic aspects, HIV infection, HIV infections, Immunological deficiency syndromes, Immunologic deficiency syndromes

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Cheaper AIDS drugs due for Third World

Article Abstract:

The United Nations has joined forces with five of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world to reduce to the cost of drug therapies to the developing world, with specific reference to AIDs treatments.

Health aspects, Planning, Pharmaceutical industry, Developing countries, International cooperation

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