Vienna AIDS conference

July 19, 2010

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The 18th International AIDS conference continues in the Austrian capital Vienna - with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warning cuts in funding could hamper efforts to fight the disease. The conference, which is held every two years, will update knowledge about anti-retroviral therapy - which has successfully controlled the spread of HIV/AIDS in many parts of the world.

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