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TABLE OF CONTENTS, June 2004

Silent no more
Africa fights HIV/AIDS

Tragedy and hope: Africa's struggle against HIV/AIDS
Overview and introduction
Newly released statistics:
Africa map, (PDF version, 66k)
Adult HIV rates in Africa, 2005

Women: the face of AIDS in Africa
more action needed against high female infection rates

Global AIDS treatment drive takes off
Rapid increase in number of people receiving ARV medicine

AIDS: a 'real weapon of mass destruction'
UN Secretary-General urges greater action

In AIDS fight, men make a difference
Campaigns in Africa seek to change male behaviour

AIDS prevention in the ranks
UN targets peacekeepers, combatants in war against the disease

Massive AIDS campaign gears up
But financing for treatment remains short of needs

Botswana's high-stakes assault on AIDS
An African test case for wide distribution of life-prolonging medicines

Senegal's recipe for success
Early mobilization and political commitment keep HIV infections low

Uganda beating back AIDS
Leadership, education and openness are keys to progress

AIDS orphans: facing Africa's 'silent crisis'

AIDS takes an economic and social toll
Impact on households and economic growth most severe in Southern Africa