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1999 U.S. International Response To HIV/AIDS Released by the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs U.S. Department of State, March 16, 1999

Contents

Contents . . . . . . . iii

Executive Summary . . . . . . . v

Introduction: World AIDS Situation . . . . . . . vii

Assessment of U.S. Interests . . . . . . . 1

Assessment of 1995 Strategy . . . . . . . 4

Issue Overview . . . . . . . 10

Agency Strategies . . . . . . . 17

Office of National AIDS Policy . . . . . . . 17

U.S. Department of State . . . . . . . 18

U.S. Agency for International Development . . . . . . . 21

U.S. Information Agency . . . . . . . 33

U.S. Peace Corps . . . . . . . 34

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . . . . . . . 35

National Institutes of Health . . . . . . . 35

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . . . . . . . 41

Food and Drug Administration . . . . . . . 43

U.S. Department of Commerce . . . . . . . 45

U.S. Department of Defense . . . . . . . 47

National Intelligence Council . . . . . . . 49

Role of Pharmaceutical Industry . . . . . . . 50

Role of International Non-governmental Organizations . . . . . . . 55

Role of International Organizations . . . . . . . 60

Conclusion . . . . . . . 64

Appendices

Appendix A: U.S. Government Contact List for HIV/AIDS Issues . . . . . . . 65

Appendix B: List of Acronyms . . . . . . . 68

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