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| | Dr. Koop - World AIDS Day Marked By Hardship, Hope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Still no cure, still no vaccine, and a host of new challenges: As the world commemorates the 18th annual World AIDS Day on Thursday, it might seem that nothing has changed since the epidemic began more than two decades ago. |
 | | In the developing world, more HIV-positive people than ever have gained access to powerful antiviral AIDS drugs. |
 | | Jim Yong Kim, director of the HIV/AIDS department at the World Health Organization, pointed out that Lesotho -- hit so hard by the virus -- is planning to offer counseling and testing to every citizen, along with open access to care. |
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