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Posted on August 22, 2012
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Health
Together We Will End AIDS
While efforts to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic have resulted in expanded access to antiretroviral therapy, the reduction of HIV transmission from mothers to children, and broader health and development gains through partnerships and innovative financing, it is time for the global health community to establish an agenda for the next phase of the fight against AIDS in which innovation is a key driver, a report from UNAIDS urges. The report,
Together We Will End AIDS
(140 pages, PDF), introduces the "AIDS-Plus Agenda — Shaping the Future We Want," a vision that seeks to expand the use of antiretroviral drugs, perhaps ultimately to all people diagnosed with HIV; manage the cost of treatment, including designing better combination therapies to prevent drug resistance from developing; develop an effective vaccine for the disease; and innovate — through collaboration — in the areas of service delivery, resource investment, and activism. The report also argues that eliminating discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS requires not only protecting but empowering them, while civil society remains the lifeblood of the AIDS response.
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