According to the Washington Times, President George W. Bush's campaign to fight aids has reduced the mortality rate of the disease by ten per cent in fifteen targeted countries. According to a recent study, 1.1 million lives were saved by the campaign.
According to the article:
"The study by two Stanford University doctors showed the treatment part of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which involves making drug treatment available to about 2 million people, has shown solid success while the prevention efforts under the program have not yet produced the same concrete results."
The program emphasized treatment more than prevention. The study showed that the rate of infection in the fifteen targeted countries had not changed, but the survival rate had. I'm not sure how this would apply to dealing with aids in America, because I believe in America it is easier to get the necessary treatment, but in Africa, making treatment available has made a significant difference.
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