The conference - known as AIDS 2000 - faced many obstacles.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Also in the top ten causes were infections, including tuberculosis and H.I.V./AIDS, as well as drowning and fire-related deaths.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

South Africa launched the tests last week as the International AIDS Society held a conference in Cape Town.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

The study did find improvements in sub-Saharan Africa in the last five years,however, possibly as a result of expanded efforts against AIDS.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

It says there has been a major decrease in AIDS deaths in many countries as a result.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

The International AIDS Society Friday condemned the pope's remarks as outrageous and insulting, warning they could lead to greater infection.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The International AIDS Society condemned the pope's remarks as outrageous and insulting, warning they could lead to greater infection.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

So far,much of his week-long trip to Africa has been dominated by his rejection of condoms as a way to fight AIDS.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

The new treatment protocols come as the 18th International AIDS Conference is set to open in Vienna.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Many consider AIDS 2000 as the first major conference to put a human face on the epidemic.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

South Africa is currently in a recession and must respond to major domestic issues such as the highest global incidence of HIV and AIDS;

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Three-quarters of the world's AIDS deaths in 2007 were in sub-Saharan Africa where most health official recommend condoms as a way to prevent its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

Three-quarters of the world's AIDS deaths in 2007 were in sub-Saharan Africa where most health officials recommend condoms as a way to prevent its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africa's first World Cup, the nation also made history International AIDS Conference.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

However,Coovadia describes the fight against HIV/AIDS during the Mbeki administration as theworst years. He says government policies delayed needed treatment and misinformed and confused the public.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

The trial has been hailed as the world's first successful AIDS vaccine trial.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"Part of the legacy of the World Cup should be HIV and AIDS as per the national strategic plan, ambitious goal to halve infections by 50 percent."

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

The new initiative was praised by HIV/AIDS activists in South Africa as well as by the head of the United Nations AIDS agency who attended the ceremony.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

South African President Jacob Zuma announced what he called a new era in the fight against HIV/AIDS in his country, which is seen by many as the epicenter of the epidemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Last week as he began his trip to Africa, Pope Benedict angered many AIDS activists when he rejected the use of condoms to fight the disease, saying condoms aggravate the problem.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

He served as prime minister during a rocky nine months in 2008, before being forced out of office over allegations that his aids tried to influence a court ruling on a banking sale.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, says impressive progress has been made in areas such as treatment for HIV/AIDS, in the large number of lives saved among children under five and in significant cuts in deaths from malaria and measles.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29