Press Conference Schedule
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The
Demographic Impact of AIDS in Developing Countries
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| SOURCE: USAID |
USAID released new Census
Bureau data showing the tremendous impact of AIDS on the
developing world. Life expectancy, population growth and
mortality rates have all been dramatically affected.
Speakers:
Dr. Anne Peterson, Assistant Administrator for Global Health,
USAID
Karen Stanecki, Chief of the Health Studies Branch, U.S.
Census Bureau
Related Materials:
The
AIDS Pandemic in the 21st Century [PDF, 414K]
Press Release: USAID Announces Life Expectancy Will Drop
Worldwide Due To AIDS
Caring for
People Living with HIV and AIDS
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| SOURCE: USAID |
USAID announced new care
and treatment programs for people living with HIV and AIDS
in Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda.
Speakers:
Dr. Paul De Lay, senior advisor for HIV/AIDS, USAID
Representatives from Ghana,
Kenya and Rwanda
Related Materials:
Press
Release: USAID Announces Introductory Antiretroviral Treatment
Sites
Children
on the Brink
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| SOURCE: USAID |
USAID, UNAIDS and UNICEF
released a joint report on AIDS orphans, which predicts
the number of AIDS orphans over the next 10 years, and discusses
strategies to assist vulnerable children.
Speakers:
Dr. Anne Peterson, Assistant Administrator for Global Health,
USAID
Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS
Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF
Related Materials:
Children
on the Brink 2002: A Joint Report on Orphan Estimates and
Program Strategies [PDF, 821K]
Press
Release: Joint Report Details Escalating Orphans Crisis
Due to AIDS
Web
Cast of Children on the Brink Press Briefing
ABCs of Preventing
HIV and AIDS Among Youth
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| SOURCE: USAID |
USAID announced the results
of Zambia's successful AIDS prevention program.
Speakers:
Dr. Paul De Lay, senior advisor for HIV/AIDS, USAID
Representatives from Zambia
Related Materials:
Impact
of the Heart Campaign: Findings from the Youth Surveys
[MS Word, 4.6M]
Press
Release: Zambian Youth Respond Positively to Abstinence
Message
Web
Cast of the ABCs of Preventing HIV and AIDS Among Youth
Press Briefing
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