Clinton Foundation pledges $10 million to treat 10,000 in 10 nations [View All]

[Rose Siding]

NEW YORK -- Former President Bill Clinton announced Monday that his foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative will deliver treatment to 10,000 children in about 10 countries by the end of the year.

This would nearly double the number of children on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the developing world outside Brazil and Thailand, the William J. Clinton Foundation said.
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"One in every six AIDS deaths each year is a child," Clinton said in a prepared statement. "Yet children represent less than one of every 30 persons getting treatment in developing countries today. These children need hope, and we know what must be done. The global community has the means to save many lives, and we must meet that responsibility as quickly as we can."
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"Expanding AIDS treatment is an international priority; and as we pursue it, we must leave no one behind. Access to care for children and people living in rural communities has been severely limited," Clinton said. "Our efforts to accelerate access and treatment represent small, but crucial steps in meeting a big global responsibility."

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