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Eric Goosby, head of PEPFAR, on Wednesday reemphasized the U.S. commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS globally, the Associated Press reports. Despite concerns by international aid groups that the current economic climate might force HIV/AIDS funding to be scaled back, “Goosby said President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have assured him his program remains among ‘the highest priorities,’” the news service writes.

Goosby’s comments came during a telephone interview from Washington, where he “also described a new era of cooperation with South Africa, the nation that bears the greatest AIDS burden” and is also “the… Continue reading

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