Rethinking the war on AIDS
American funding cuts are a catalyst for fresh thinking
AIDS AND HIV, the virus that causes it, once sparked fear across the world. Apocalyptic forecasters in early 2002 reckoned that in some southern African countries half of new mothers would soon die of AIDS. Tens of millions of lives would be lost over coming decades. Economies would be devastated. Instead, what was arguably the most effective foreign-aid programme ever was introduced in 2003 by President George W. Bush.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory”
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