Letters to the Editor
The Health of a Country
International Herald Tribune, November 4, 2008
I agree with Nicholas Kristof that humanitarian efforts must be a central priority for the next U.S. president. But U.S. diplomacy and foreign-assistance funding will have the greatest benefit if we invest broadly in the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and young people.
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Women and AIDS

New York Times, August 1, 2008
To the Editor:
"U.S. Blacks, if a Nation, Would Rank High on AIDS” (news article, July 30) doesn’t acknowledge the severe burden that AIDS has put on African-American women. For example, H.I.V. infection is the leading cause of death for African-American women ages 25 to 34 years.

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More Work to be Done on AIDS Relief
Washington Post, March 21, 2008
To the Editor:
During the past five years, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief helped increase the number of people on treatment to 1.4 million in Africa—a laudable achievement. However, this does not alter the fact that for every person put on treatment, six people are newly infected. The idea that we don't need to redouble our prevention efforts divorces logic from reality.
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The Fight Against AIDS
New York Times, November 27, 2007

To the Editor:
Debate on the revised H.I.V./AIDS estimates is pointless. The pandemic and number of new infections are still horrific. We must make better progress on prevention and treatment for all, especially women and young people, who are increasingly vulnerable.

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