Press release

Africa launches bold, renewed effort to step up pace of HIV prevention

As the world grapples with ways to mitigate the daunting impact of AIDS on Africa’s development, a call emerged loud and clear from African political leaders in major African cities today for 2006 to be a “Year for Accelerating HIV Prevention in the African Region”. Innovative approaches, creative thinking and more holistic actions are needed across Africa, from all involved, if prevention is to succeed.

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