We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS. I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.
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