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Dr. Barton Haynes: “The HIV vaccine field is invigorated. We are working hard. We are collaborating with one another, and we’re treating this problem as a global emergency,”

“We will not back off, we will not back down. We will fight for the resources necessary to achieve this historic milestone.”

The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reports that 34.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV in 2011, while a decline in the rate of new infections has slowed the spread of the disease.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address the opening session at the International AIDS Conference on Monday, July 23, 2012, at the Washington Convention Center.

The XIX International AIDS Conference will be held in Washington July 22–27, and organizers say they hope the meeting of AIDS specialists, researchers and policymakers will mark the “beginning of the end of the epidemic.”

“Vaccines historically have been the single most important tool for controlling epidemics. With an ongoing commitment to HIV vaccine research, we have the potential to radically change the trajectory of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.”

To mark Mother’s Day, celebrated in the United States on the second Sunday in May, Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are engaging in projects to improve maternal health, educate new mothers and support women and children.

USAID will recognize World Malaria Day April 25 by presenting the U.S. Congress with a report documenting substantial progress in reducing deaths from malaria as a result of increased investment by the U.S. and others in the global anti-malaria campaign.

Africa has changed substantially over the past decade and it is past time to recognize the positive developments that are occurring and the enormous potential that they represent.