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International News UNAIDS Executive Director Discusses HIV/AIDS Control In RwandaAugust 31, 2009 UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on Thursday praised Rwanda for its successes in combating HIV/AIDS and highlighted prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the virus as an area that needs work, New Times/allAfrica.com reports. He said, "Rwanda has registered good results with regard to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the last fifteen years especially by lowering transmission levels and increasing access to treatment for those who are infected." More than 350,000 babies worldwide get HIV/AIDS at birth each year even though it is preventable, Sidibé said (Nambi, 8/29). Back to other news for August 2009
 This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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