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Epidemic Proportions.(international health policy)

American Prospect, The,  July, 2001  by DAS, SAUMYA

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Money isn't enough to keep infectious diseases under control.

The United Nations has made global public health a top priority. At April s anti-AIDS summit in Abuja, Nigeria, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan spelled out what is needed in order to launch a serious attack against AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis: at least $7 billion per year. The initial $200 million that President George W. Bush has offered to kick in is not nearly enough, but it is a start. And so is the recent political pressure for pharmaceutical companies worldwide to lower their prices--particularly for AIDS ...

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