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Article: World AIDS Day, 2003: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America.
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- December 1, 2003
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a proclamation by President Bush:
The HIV/AIDS pandemic presents one of the greatest medical and social challenges of our time. On World AIDS Day, members of the global community come together to demonstrate our shared commitment to turning the tide against the spread of HIV/AIDS, bringing hope and healing to those who are suffering, and finding a cure.
Over the last two decades, AIDS has claimed the lives of more than 20 million people. Three million have died in the last year alone. Today, more than 40 million people are living with HIV, including nearly 30 million in Africa. Behind these ...