AIDS Courier (26/09)

Obama urges Americans get tested for HIV || Many AIDS patients diagnosed too late

Obama urges Americans get tested for HIV

President Barack Obama on Saturday urged his fellow Americans to get tested for HIV in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus that causes AIDS. The US president last month unveiled a plan to commit 63 billion dollars over six years to battle chronic global health crises, including AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, a continuation of a landmark initiative launched by his predecessor George W. Bush.

Many AIDS patients diagnosed too late

Some 40 percent of people are diagnosed with AIDS within one year of receiving an initial human immunodeficiency virus diagnosis, U.S. researchers said. The late AIDS diagnosis could make treatment more difficult.