The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention - provides assistance
internationally on HIV prevention and vaccine development
- See
a summary
of CDC's international activities
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The US Bureau of the Census |
The
U.S. Census Bureau
assists in collecting information on the AIDS pandemic in developing
countries. It maintains a database
of HIV/AIDS surveillance information. They have also produced: World
Population Profile: 1998 With a Special Chapter Focusing on
HIV/AIDS in the Developing World
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http://www.state.gov |
Department
of State is the cabinet-level agency responsible for the
nation's foreign affairs, under the leadership of Secretary
Madeleine Albright.
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The US Agency for International Development |
The
U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) is the Federal government's
lead agency for providing HIV prevention and care in other countries.
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The
International
AIDS Society represents scientists working on AIDS across
the world, and helps sponsor the International Conferences on AIDS.
In between the International AIDS Conferences, the IAS is co-sponsoring
the Regional Conferences on HIV/AIDS in Africa, in Asia and the
Pacific, and in Latin America. IAS also arranges Symposia on clinical
management and prevention in connection with these Conferences.
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The XII
International Conference on AIDS was entitled "Bridging
the Gap" and was held in Geneva, Switzerland (1998)
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The XIII
International Conference on AIDS will be held in Durban,
South Africa (2000)
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United
Nations Programme on AIDS
(UNAIDS) provides information on the global community's response
to AIDS, including up-to-date statistics on the global pandemic.
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The
World Bank
provides loans and grants to assist countries across the world address
the AIDS pandemic. Its site inludes a summary
of its AIDS programs, as well as information on the following:
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