"… countries" receiving funds from PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Uganda to the north and Tanzania to the east. It also lies next to …"

"… es.The number of orphans and single-parent households is rising because of AIDS-related deaths, and girls are often forced to drop out of school to care f …"

"… ften forced to drop out of school to care for their families. The death of AIDS victims is also depleting the labor force.A study conducted for the Joint …"

"… labor force.A study conducted for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs fou …"

"… two West Africa "focus countries" under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Nigeria borders Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon and has a …"

"… face of HIVNigeria has the third-highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, behind India and South Africa. The first case of AIDS in Nig …"

"… th HIV/AIDS in the world, behind India and South Africa. The first case of AIDS in Nigeria was diagnosed in 1986. HIV rates tend to be higher in urban are …"

"… by the HIV epidemic. According to the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 1.6 million Nigerian women are infected with HIV, or more than h …"

"… ntry's independence from the U.K. in 1961.The face of HIVThe first case of AIDS in Tanzania was diagnosed in 1983. Four years later, there were cases in e …"

"… d in 1983. Four years later, there were cases in every Tanzanian district. AIDS is the leading cause of death in Tanzania, responsible for about 30 percen …"

"… Disease Control and Prevention, 70.5 percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS are ages 25 to 49; 15 percent are 15 to 24 years old, with 60 percent of a …"

"… drug use, men having sex with men and blood transfusions.The first case of AIDS in Zanzibar was diagnosed in 1986. Its current infection rate in Zanzibarâ …"

"… fire for comments he has made on the cause of HIV and its relationship to AIDS.When apartheid ended, the country was divided into nine provinces that wer …"

"… According to a Demographic and Health Survey of South Africa, knowledge of AIDS among adults 15 to 49 years old is around 95 percent. The same survey reve …"

"… artment of Health showed that 30 percent of pregnant women had HIV in 2005.AIDS is most likely the contributing factor to the sharp increase in the death …"

"… untries" receiving funding from PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to combat AIDS abroad. So …"

"… e face of HIVThe sex industry played a major role in the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, which recorded its first case of AIDS in 1984. Men w …"

"… ead of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Thailand, which recorded its first case of AIDS in 1984. Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and intravenous drug …"

"… igner's disease. In 1991, Anand Panyarachun became prime minister and made AIDS prevention and control a national priority. Thailand spent $44 million in …"

"… e media campaign was launched by cabinet member Mechai Viravaidya in which AIDS awareness messages were aired on the hour on all radio stations and the si …"

"… e of HIVAccording to the U.S. State Department's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, the infection rate is 10.7 percent in urban populations and 6 …"

"… anitarian" measure. The defense force has suffered from losing soldiers to AIDS.Challenges to fighting the HIV epidemic The northern part of Uganda i …"

"… iolence and displacement are closely linked to HIV infection. According to AIDS activists, many women who contracted HIV through rape during the conflict …"

"… at all levels and a strong and comprehensive health sector response to HIV/AIDS that has become a model for many countries." Its STD/AIDS Control Program, …"

"… done," says Lisa J. Messersmith, director of Harvard University's Vietnam AIDS Public Policy Training Program, which receives about half of its funding t …"

"… eives about half of its funding through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to fight AIDS ab …"

"… or AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to fight AIDS abroad.Fortunately, says Messersmith, the Vietnamese government has decide …"

"… says Messersmith, the Vietnamese government has decided that fighting HIV/AIDS is a priority.The face of HIVIn a country of 84 million people, fewer than …"

"… despite his opponent's accusations of corruption.The face of HIVThe first AIDS case in Zambia was diagnosed in 1984. Urban areas have infection rates two …"

"… mission accounts for 30,000 new infections a year.The study estimates that AIDS will reduce the life expectancy of a Zambian by 26 to 39 percent through 2 …"

"… the same year, a cumulative 6.2 million people in Zambia will have died of AIDS-related deaths.As in many of the "focus countries" funded by the President …"

"… many of the "focus countries" funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to combat AIDS …"

"… wider prevention plan implemented by the Bush administration to fight HIV/AIDS, called "ABC" — which is short for "Abstinence, Be faithful and correct …"

"… ys discrimination affects the lives and families of people living with HIV/AIDS.The correct and consistent use of condoms is part of the message when it i …"

"… prevention message. School-based clubs are also targeted for specific HIV/AIDS educational exercises.Religious leaders also play a role, as do parents, t …"

"… s to reach more than 766,000 youth, age 10 to 24, the majority in Tanzania.AIDS experienceThe American Red Cross first responded to the HIV/AIDS crisis in …"

"… of its work. But the organization also focuses on education, combating HIV/AIDS and emergency disaster relief. Across the board, CARE strives to give poor …"

"… ecent fiscal-year records available) came from the government.Care for HIV/AIDS The relief group started addressing HIV/AIDS in 1987 in Thailand. Today, C …"

"… m the government.Care for HIV/AIDS The relief group started addressing HIV/AIDS in 1987 in Thailand. Today, CARE has more than 150 programs tackling the c …"

"… Alina Labrada.The announcement of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a five-year, $15 billion initiative launched in 2003 to f …"