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Uganda children's choir tours U.S. to aid fellow orphans, spotlight AIDS's devastation. (Carol Guzy/Washington Post)
Commentary
 Dead Wrong About AIDS: Three public health specialists write that "Andrew Natsios, the Bush administration's new chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has made a very bad start with regard to one of his agency's primary missions: ... AIDS in Africa."
About This Series
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  In a series of articles in 2000, The Post examined the decisions – and missed opportunities – by global organizations, nations, corporations and individuals that have shaped the advance of AIDS across Africa, the continent most affected by the disease.

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Aids Deaths The Cost Gap: What full treatment would cost Africa
 The Death Curve: Annual AIDS deaths in Africa and America
 Living With HIV: A global survey
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AIDS Thumbnail How AIDS Spread Over 15 Years
 Waking Up to the Devastation
 AIDS in Numbers
 AIDS in Numbers II
 HIV Facts
Camera Works Gallery
AIDS Patient In the Heart of the Epidemic In Malawi, 16 percent of the people are HIV positive.
 AIDS in Africa AIDS has killed millions of Africans and threatens to kill tens of millions more.
Live Online
 Post correspondent Barton Gellman discussed the belated global response to the epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
On the Web
 UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
 White House Office of National AIDS Policy
 AIDS Information Dissemination Site for Southern Africa
 AIDS Foundation of South Africa
 AIDS.org News and Information on AIDS From Around the World
 WHO Initiative on HIV and AIDS
 World Bank on HIV and AIDS
 UNDP HIV and Development Programme
Commentary
 A Pope for Better or Perhaps Worse (The Washington Post, 4/21/05)
 A New Pope (The Washington Post, 4/20/05)
 Growth Across Africa (The Washington Post, 4/17/05)
 The Africa You Never See (The Washington Post, 4/17/05)
Post Editorials
 A New Pope (The Washington Post, 4/20/05)
 In Postwar Era, Angolans Now Face Threat Of HIV-AIDS (The Washington Post, 9/19/04)
 Foreign Aid in Peril (The Washington Post, 9/16/04)
 Progress Against AIDS (The Washington Post, 7/8/04)
Medical Sites on the Web
 CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
 JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
 NIH Guide to HIV/AIDS Information Services
 WHO Communicable Disease Surveilance and Response
 CDC National Prevention Information Network
Raising Voices to Raise Awareness 
The Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda tours the U.S. to aid fellow orphans and spotlight the devastation of AIDS

AIDS Begins Widening Its Reach in India
Experts are seeing the start of the disease's long-awaited breakout from traditional high-risk groups such as prostitutes and drug users into India's general population.

Serious Business
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2003 awards dinner took place Wednesday evening at the Kennedy Center. - By Roxanne Roberts

Ancestry of AIDS Virus Is Traced
New research suggests that chimpanzees and human beings each acquired their versions of the AIDS virus the same way -- by killing and butchering other primates infected with similar microbes.

A Big Fortune, a Bigger Crisis
Bill and Melinda Gates devote billions to global health initiatives and their money is being used to dramatically expand and improve international vaccination efforts. -The Washington Post

AIDS Plan Would Cut Drug Costs for Poor
A plan by the World Health Organization to bring low-cost AIDS drugs to 3 million people in poor countries could cause controversy, as the new three-in-one pills may violate multiple drug patents.

Clinton Brokers Deal on AIDS Drugs
Four foreign companies will provide low-cost AIDS drugs to several nations in Africa and the Caribbean in an agreement brokered by his foundation, the former president said Thursday.

In the News

Continuing Coverage
In Postwar Era, Angolans Now Face Threat Of HIV-AIDS (Post, Sept. 19, 2004)

S. Africa's Decision To Offer AIDS Drugs Draws Wide Praise (Post, Aug. 10, 2003)

AIDS Summit Opens With Accusations: South Africa's Delay in Introducing Anti-Retroviral Drugs Fuels Outrage (Post, Aug. 4, 2003)

In Another Break With Past, Kenyans See Hope on AIDS: Moi's Successor Promotes a 'Total War' (Post, May 21, 2003)

House Passes $15 Billion AIDS Bill: Measure for Africa Backs Abstinence (Post, May 2, 2003)

In Echo of Apartheid Fight, Public Pushes S. Africa on AIDS (Post, Jan. 28, 2003)

HIV Drugs For Africa Diverted To Europe: Probe Targets Wholesalers (Post, Oct. 3, 2002)

AIDS Meeting Ends With Hope: Formerly Inconceivable Programs to Start This Year (Post, July 14, 2002)

Firm Pulls Application for AIDS Drug Use in U.S. (Post, March 23, 2002)

Mbeki Pressured to Lead South African Fight Against AIDS (Post, March 15, 2002)

Global Push Against 3 Diseases Urged: WHO Calls on Rich Nations to Fund AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria Fight (Post, Jan. 31, 2002)

AIDS Epidemic on the Rise, Especially in E. Europe: Poland a Rare Success Story in Stemming Spread of Disease (Post, Nov. 28, 2001; 2:36 PM)

AIDS Challenges Religious Leaders: Opposition to Condoms Is Criticized (Post, Aug. 13, 2001)

U.N. Pledges Support In Fight Against AIDS (Post, June 28, 2001)

U.N. Delegates Agree On AIDS Declaration: Wording Resolved; Vote May Come Today (Post, June 27, 2001)

U.N. Chief Urges Billions For AIDS: U.S., Brazil Agree To Talks on Drugs (Post, June 26, 2001)

U.N. to Commit to Plan of Action on AIDS: Diversity of Players, Urgency of Crisis May Complicate Focus of N.Y. Gathering (Post, June 24, 2001)

Pfizer to Train Doctors in Use Of New Medicine (Post, June 12, 2001)

Seeking a Remedy for AIDS in Africa: Continent's Woes Limit Reach of Cheaper Drugs (Post, June 12, 2001)

First Corporate Pledge Made to Global AIDS Fund (Post, June 8, 2001)

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