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AIDS Rises With Abstinence Push

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2006 HIV infection rates were dropping for a decade in Uganda until that country began emphasizing abstinence over condom use -- like in Bush & Co.'s Bible-based, sexually prudish mandates. HIV rates are now on the rise again. Don't bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Says 39.5 Million People Have HIV

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2006 It's spreading fastest in Eastern and Central Asia and Eastern Europe, but almost two-thirds of the world's cases are in sub-Saharan Africa "AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria make up the deadliest triad the world has known," said the U . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gene Gerard: White House Failing America?s AIDS Crisis

Gene Gerard / Truthdig Jun 17, 2006 A new report shows that Bush has slashed anti-AIDS programs across the board. Meanwhile, he's pandering to the religious right by pushing abstinence-until-marriage programs--regardless of the fact that they are proven ineffective at stopping the spread of HIV. Don't bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush’s Favorite Writer Leaving the White House

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 Michael Gerson wrote every major speech of Bush's presidency, led a crusade to fund the fight against AIDS, malaria and poverty, and pushed for stronger action in Darfur. He also formulated Bush's plan to spread democracy around the globe--with somewhat mixed results. No apparent scandal here: He'd been talking about leaving since 2004. Dig deeper

India Tops World for HIV/AIDS Cases

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 With an estimated 5.7 million infections, India has surpassed previous global leader South Africa's 5.5 million. Per capita, however, the rates are still worst in sub-Saharan Africa. (In Swaziland, a third of adults are infected. In India, only 0.9%.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )