If we can consider the facts about AIDS, as well as malaria and TB,then we can determine the true obstacles to treatment and eradication.

Millions in Africa and the rest of the developing world suffer from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. What is the best way to treat them? Since President George W. Bush's pledge of $15 billion to fight these diseases, controversy has developed over strategies and methods. Last month at a conference in...

Alice Ndlovu has tuberculosis but, relatively speaking, she is one of the lucky ones. Hers is a strain that responds to the best medicines available, which also happen to be the cheapest. At 28, this single mom knows that without treatment she would likely die, leaving her child to face...

Background

About a third of the world’s population, concentrated in poorer regions of the world, may be infected with TB, which generally lies dormant until the carrier’s immunity is impaired by another disease (often HIV infection). Without treatment, about half of the patients with active TB will die. According to WHO...

US government foreign assistance health programs are currently focused on combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, which account for several million deaths each year across Africa. The United States should prioritize sustaining the hard-won gains in disease control, which requires focusing on programs with proven track records of success and addressing failures within those programs.

With 100,000 patients dying every year from dangerous medicines, it is time to take concrete actions. Establishing a treaty against fake medicines should be the first step.

A new initiative by Senator Tom Coburn could bringtransparency to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria will only be as effective as its procurement process allows.