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Certainly AIDS is a huge problem for a lot of African nations, especially in the South -- and it is one area that I believe George W. Bush will be very favorably remembered for his support.

 

From the Washington Post:

When the Bush administration inaugurated the program in 2003, fewer than 50,000 HIV-infected people on the African continent were receiving the antiretroviral drugs that keep the virus in check and halt the progression toward full-blown AIDS. By the time Bush left office, the number had increased to nearly 2 million. Today, the United States is directly supporting antiretroviral treatment for more than 4 million men, women and children worldwide, primarily in Africa.

 

This is an amazing accomplishment, especially because it wasn’t supposed to be possible.


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