Indicator: HIV Prevalence Among Population Aged 15-49 Years
Target: Have Halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
Development assistance is not a high priority of U.S. policymakers. For most of this decade, U.S. foreign policy has been dominated by the war in Iraq and more broadly the war on terror. There are notable exceptions, like the Millennium Challenge Account, a program designed to reward developing countries that have good governance. Another is the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR). Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS has been President Bush’s signature development issue, and he deserves credit for his leadership on this. PEPFAR also falls squarely under the rubric of the MDGs. Goal 6, dedicated to combating infectious diseases, includes halving or reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS. But overall, the United States does not have a cohesive strategy to achieve the MDGs. Read more »
When people with HIV lack sufficient food and proper nutrition, they develop AIDS more rapidly. The agricultural sector in developing countries can help by generating income to purchase food and increasing the availability of nutritious food. Read more »
This map identifies countries according to the proportion of adults with HIV.
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