What may turn out to be the most important recent development in the global fight against HIV/AIDS will go little noted on this World AIDS Day. But a shift that takes place as a result of the November 7 election could be hugely significant in the years to come for the struggle to stop the spread of the disease and to begin to adequately treat it.
When Democrats take charge of the Congress in January, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, will become the chairman of the Africa Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
No member of the Senate has taken the need to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis more seriously than Feingold. And as chairman of the committee charged with examining and encouraging U.S. relations with the region of the world most ravaged by the disease, he will finally be in a position to address the essential issues of a complicated and demanding geopolitical struggle.
Friday, December 01, 2006
"New Leadership in AIDS Fight"
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