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16 May 08
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today says African countries must continue to champion HIV prevention efforts to slow and reverse the rate of new HIV infections, and that HIV/AIDS will remain for the foreseeable future an unprecedented economic, social, and human challenge to sub-Saharan Africa.
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About 22.5 million Africans are HIV positive, and AIDS is the leading cause of premature death on the continent, especially among productive young people and women. As a result, some private firms in Southern Africa recruit two workers for every job in anticipation of losing staff to the disease.
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an estimated 11.4 million children under age 18 have lost at least one parent.
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we can't talk about better, lasting development there without also committing to stay the course in the long-term fight against the disease,
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at the global level, advising countries on how best to manage the complexity of the international financing they receive
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helping countries to accelerate implementation and take a long-term sustainable development response to HIV/AIDS
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trengthening the monitoring and evaluation capacity of countries to track the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of their HIV/AIDS response
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building up stronger health and fiduciary systems.
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amplify the importance of providing people with integrated health services.
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based on country demand and establish a grant incentive fund of $5 million annually to promote capacity building, analysis, and HIV/AIDS project components in key sectors such as health, education, transport, public sector management and other sectoral projects.
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at least $250 million a year for HIV/AIDS initiatives
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