By maintaining the dogma of South African failure, U.N. officials such as Stephen Lewisdeflect attention from other AIDS actor"s mistakes and contribute to the perpetuation of poor policy.

The failure to hit 3 by 5 is all of WHO's own making--a disgraceful showboating target to getmore funds, which has already backfired on the very people it was supposed to be helping.

The South African health minister defends her country's record on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

The WHO must address its failures if it is ever to do a better job.

The WHO initiative to treat 3 million HIV-infected people in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2005 (popularly known as the "3 by 5" initiative) has failed.

Health and wealth are intimately co-dependent, andthe professionals have no excuse not to recognizethe value of free trade, especially to developing countries.

Often failing to fulfill its assigned mandates and unable to implement the initiatives it has begun, the UN's World Health Organization desperately needs to reform.

The World Health Organization used to be effective in eradicating diseases, but pointless targeting and kowtowing to political correctness have harmed global health.