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The retreat from funding the fight against AIDS: Part 1 - Changes on the ground

September 14, 2010

Mozambique 2009 © Tomas Munita

Part one of a three-part series on the consequences of international funders' retreat from supporting HIV/AIDS treatment in developing countries. 

Changes on the ground: The impact is already being seen by MSF teams working in the countries where funders are backtracking on promises they made to fund the fight against AIDS. Patients are suffering and some treatment providers are scrambling for supplies. One positive development - patients are making their voices heard.

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• Mozambique: Community Model for HIV/AIDS Treatment
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