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HIV/AIDS In the U.S. By the Numbers
In recognition of World AIDS Day, our colleagues at the Center for American Progress have prepared a set of stats on the ongoing epidemic in the United States. Among the harrowing numbers cataloged:
The number of African Americans infected with HIV now exceeds the number of HIV-positive people in 7 of the 15 countries targeted by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.
The United States has increased its PEPFAR commitment for international HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment by $48 billion over the next five years.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would need $4.8 billion over the next five years to reduce the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States.
Only 4 percent of the current share of HIV/AIDS domestic funding is devoted to prevention programs.
They go on to provide recommendations for the next administration to develop a National AIDS Strategy.
Comments on this article
where is the whole money going to. i suggest they send those money to the lab and research room to find cure for this disease. its better we know there is a cure and it cost us money
January 13th, 2009 at 8:50 pm