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UN No Longer Expects to Meet AIDS Treatment Goal

HeadlineMar 29, 2004

The New York Times is reporting that the United Nations is no longer expected to meet its goal of treating 6 million people with AIDS by next year. Currently only about 300,000 people receive treatment. President Bush had vowed to spend $15 billion over five years to fight AIDS but in his most recent budget he requested only $200 million from Congress.

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