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News Briefs Bush Offers Plan to Ease War, Suffering in AfricaJune 27, 2003 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 As a result, parts of this article may be outdated.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! Eleven days before embarking on his first trip to Africa, President Bush yesterday laid out his plans for dealing with the continent's bloody civil wars, terrorism and AIDS. Nearly 30 million Africans have HIV/AIDS. The president called on Congress to follow through on his plan to provide $15 billion over the next five years to fight the epidemic in Africa and the Caribbean. Bush said he is "absolutely determined to see it through until we have turned the tide against AIDS in Africa." San Jose Mercury News 06.27.03; Ron Hutcheson 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 As a result, parts of this article may be outdated.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.
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