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South Africa Pledges Aid for All HIV-Infected Babies

The president of South Africa, the country with the highest number of people infected with AIDS worldwide, pledged today his country will treat all HIV-positive babies and will increase overall testing and treatment for the disease for everyone. President Jacob Zuma outlined the country's new approach to fighting the epidemic in a speech he delivered to mark World AIDS Day. Zuma pledged to treat all HIV-positive children under the age of 1, and vowed early treatment for patients suffering...Full Story
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