Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Bill Gates says much more work needed to turn tide of AIDS

Bill Gates says much more work needed to turn tide of AIDS

Gates, co-chairman and co-founder of the The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks at the International AIDS 2012 Conference in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Philanthropist and AIDS prevention advocate Bill Gates said on Monday there had been significant advances in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but he was not ready to say the world was "turning the tide" on the disease, the theme of this week's International AIDS Conference. Gates said the trajectory of the disease had certainly improved, noting figures the United Nations released last week showing global AIDS deaths last year fell to 1.7 million, down from 1.8 million in 2010. ...



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