Editors Note

This Electronic Journal goes to press at the same time that about 10,000 researchers, physicians, activists, care-givers, and government officials prepare to convene at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. The meeting is expected to showcase innovative techniques and strategies for care, treatment, and prevention which could offer new directions for those pursuing this vital work.

The weeks before the conference have brought a steady stream of developments in this ongoing story about HIV/AIDS: new statistics on the mounting toll of the disease; initiatives for education and prevention programs; new efforts to encourage the hunt for a vaccine. Perhaps most significant of all, however, is the evolving recognition that a disease, for the first time, presents such an ominous threat to health, prosperity and development that it deserves the same kind of official attention world leaders have given to more traditional threats to world security.

We remain hopeful that this increased attention from around the world will make major contributions as we seek to confront this scourge.

The Shared Struggle Against AIDS
The Clinton administration is enhancing the U.S. response to the global pandemic.
By Sandra Thurman, Director, U.S. Office of National AIDS Policy

Battling the AIDS Pandemic
AIDS seizes a higher level of urgency on the international stage.
By Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Preventing AIDS: An Investment in Global Prosperity
AIDS endangers prosperity and development, but scientific discovery still promises progress against this and other deadly diseases.
By Lawrence H. Summers, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

The AIDS Epidemic: Considerations for the 21st Century
AIDS is one of the most deadly diseases in history, but it is entirely preventable.
By Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Reaching a Turning Point
Amidst the human and development crisis gripping many African nations, an historic line has been crossed as political leaders acknowledge the scourge, and progress against the disease is made.
By Peter Piot, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

Primer on AIDS
A fact sheet provides basic information about AIDS, including how it is transmitted, diagnosed, treated, and prevented. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Evidence Linking HIV to AIDS
A fact sheet refutes many of the myths surrounding the AIDS epidemic. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Additional Resources

Bibliography
Books, documents, and articles on HIV/AIDS.

Selected Internet Resources
A list of Web Sites for information on government and international health organizations involved in combating AIDS. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.

Global Issues
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State
Volume 5, Number 2, July 2000

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