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MTV announces biggest ever global commitment to HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day 2003

In recognition of World AIDS Day on 1st December, MTV channels worldwide will premiere global and local programming featuring some of the world’s top artists in the network’s biggest ever commitment to HIV/AIDS awareness, including the premiere of the all-star event 46664 – The Concert in Association with MTV’s Staying Alive. In addition, MTV announced today results of the Staying Alive 2003 Global Sexual Behaviour Study, which surveyed young people in 29 countries about HIV/AIDS and sexual activity.

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Global AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating; highest number of HIV infections and deaths ever : rapid increases in newer HIV epidemics in Asia and Eastern Europe, despite improvements, current prevention and care efforts are inadequate

The global AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating. Five million people became infected with HIV worldwide and 3 million died this year alone – the highest ever. The findings are featured in “AIDS Epidemic Update 2003,” a comprehensive new report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic issued today by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in advance of World AIDS Day, commemorated on 1 December.

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UNAIDS welcomes South Africa’s decision to implement a national antiretroviral treatment programme

UNAIDS welcomes the decision of the South African Government to provide antiretroviral treatment on a national scale to people living with HIV in the country. The new South African national initiative will make that country’s fight against AIDS truly comprehensive, with treatment complementing prevention efforts. Its implementation will bring hope for millions of people living with HIV and their families.

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UNAIDS welcomes Canada’s move to implement WTO pact on generic medicines

UNAIDS today welcomed draft legislation introduced by the Canadian government that would amend the country’s patent laws to allow drug makers to manufacture and export lower-cost generic medicines to developing countries.

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Business initiates dialogue with Chinese government and other stakeholders to address HIV/AIDS in China

Harvard University, the World Economic Forum and UNAIDS hosted the first ever meeting of business, government and civil society in China discussing the potential role of partnerships to combat HIV/AIDS in China. Calling on all stakeholders to increase their efforts, the meeting highlighted the future economic impact of AIDS and its relevance to the business community.

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Combating stigma and discrimination is vital to improving access to HIV/AIDS care, say UNAIDS and WHO : 40% of countries have yet to adopt anti-discrimination laws to protect people living with HIV/AIDS

At the opening of the 11th International Conference for People Living with HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS and WHO stressed that stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS must be eradicated as a critical component of expanding access to treatment and care.

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UNAIDS applauds Clinton Foundation's agreement with pharmaceutical companies to cut prices of AIDS drugs

UNAIDS applauds today’s agreement between the Clinton Foundation and four generic pharmaceutical companies -- Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Cipla, Ranbaxy Laboratories, and Matrix Laboratories -- to dramatically lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment in the developing world. This builds on the Clinton Foundation’s work with the governments of several countries in Africa and the Caribbean to develop plans to strengthen their health care systems.

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UNICEF and UNAIDS applaud milestone in forging coordinated global response to growing crisis of children orphaned due to AIDS

A consensus agreement on how to significantly scale up the global response to the millions of children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS marks critical progress, according to the heads of UNICEF and UNAIDS who were speaking at a high-level meeting involving key international partners working to address the complex and far-reaching impacts HIV/AIDS is having on millions of children and adolescents orphaned by the disease. Eight out of ten live in sub-Saharan Africa, adding to the millions of children orphaned due to conflicts and other causes. Donors, UN agencies and international non-governmental organizations participated in the two-day talks.

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Nelson Mandela & musicians join forces in fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Nelson Mandela launched a worldwide music-led campaign, 46664, in London to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and to call on citizens around the world to pressure their governments to respond to AIDS as an international emergency.

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WFP becomes ninth Cosponsor of UNAIDS : WFP committed US$195 million to AIDS programmes in 2002

On World Food Day, when attention is drawn to the more than 800 million hungry people across the globe, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) announced that the World Food Programme (WFP) has joined UNAIDS as a Cosponsor. Together with the eight existing Cosponsors, WFP will strengthen the UN’s response to the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, which claimed over three million lives last year alone.

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