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U.S. News U.S. Health Group Receives World's Largest Humanitarian PrizeNovember 1, 2005 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! On Monday, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced it had awarded Boston-based Partners in Health a $1.5 million Humanitarian Prize for its community health-care work in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Russia, Rwanda and inner-city Boston. Foundation head Steven Hilton lauded PIH for its role in advancing "ideas of social justice and challenging the conventional wisdom of public health care funding." PIH trains local people to deliver basic health care, including providing antiretrovirals to HIV/AIDS patients, care to pregnant women and treatment to malaria patients. PIH, which was chosen from among 200 nominees for the award, was created by a group of physicians in 1987 and set up its first community-based health care project in Cange, Haiti. Today, PIH provides help to about 1 million Haitians annually. PIH Director Paul Farmer said the award will allow his group to "bring more people on board to provide decent health care to everyone in need." Associated Press 10.31.05 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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