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 =Foreign Involvement =

 Foreign countries are greatly helping Africa with their immense HIV/AIDs epidemic, by providing vaccines and money. But they are unable to reach every person/country with an HIV/AIDs problem. So in some ways, the foreign aid may be considered a small burden. Countries may be providing immunizations to help prevent the progress of HIV/AIDs, but many of the people in Africa are unable to afford the vaccines.  While countries such as: India, South Africa, Brazil, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China, are creating generic versions of ARV (anti-retroviral drugs) and are distributing them at low prices to developing countries, most people in Africa only make $2 USD a day, so they are unable to afford the drugs offered to them at cheap prices, and must rely on the scarce, free treatment.

The World Health Organization's (WHO) 3 by 5 initiative aimed to provide three million people with ARV treatment by the end of 2005, international aid organizations have lobbied to increase the financing of the 3 by 5 initiative, to expand it into further years.

U.S. Involvement: >>
 * President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
 * provided hundreds of thousands of HIV/AIDS retroviral treatments
 * $4.1 billion spent

Works Cited
 * 1) Martinez, Melissa and Jim Fisher-Thompson. "U.S. Aid to Africa Triples During Bush Administration." //America.gov//. 23 Feb. 2007. U.S. Department of State. 23 September 2008. .
 * 2) "Overview of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Africa." //USAID//. 21 Sept. 2007. USAID. 23 September 2008. .
 * 3) "HIV/AIDS in Africa." //Wikipedia//. May 2007. Wikipedia. 23 September 2008. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_in_Africa#Impacts_of_the_AIDS_Epidemic>.