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Nature volume 447, pages 626–627 (2007)Cite this article

President George W. Bush is seeking to double US funding for fighting HIV and AIDS globally, requesting $30 billion to be spent over five years from October 2008. The money, which would be focused on prevention and treatment, should also benefit research projects in many of the 15 countries targeted in the developing world.

The three-year-old President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, funded by the Department of State, doesn't support research directly. But the fact that it treats so many people — 1.1 million so far — “broadens the research questions that we can ask”, says Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. For instance, scientists can examine the effect of antiretroviral treatment on the progress of other diseases, such as tuberculosis.

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