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HIV Rates Rise for Gays, Ignored by World Programs

Targeted by 1% of prevention funds

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 10, 2008 6:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – Even as fewer people are dying from AIDS, new HIV infections continue to rise at alarming rates among the global gay and bisexual population, who are tageted by less than 1% of the $669 million spent on prevention worldwide, AP reports. In 86 nations, homosexual... Read full story »

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