Money worries, “broken promises” at AIDS conference

Published July 21, 2010

Money worries, “broken promises” at AIDS conference
The head of the world’s largest backer of programs against HIV and AIDS said at a global conference on AIDS on Sunday he feared wealthy donor countries may cut funding in the wake of global recession.
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AVI BioPharma Awarded up to 1 Million U.S. Government Contract for Advanced Development of Therapeutic Candidates …
BOTHELL, WA–(Marketwire – 07/20/10) – AVI BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVII – News ), a developer of RNA-based therapeutics, announced that it has been awarded a new contract for up to approximately 1 million total with the U.S. Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense Program through the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command for the advanced development of the Company’s …
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‘War on drugs’ fuels HIV epidemic as governments ignore science, experts say
Harper government accused of taking wrong approach to curbing the spread of HIV by neglecting harm-reduction programs in favor of punishment
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