Administration committed to fighting HIV/AIDS

Today marks World AIDS Day, and administration officials are describing Obama how the United States is determined to fight against the disease.At the White House yesterday, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Health and Social Services Kathleen Sebilius, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric P. Goosby and senior advisor to the president for intergovernmental affairs Valerie Jerrett, underlining the commitment of the administration. More detailed information is available here, but here are some highlights:Through the Emergency Plan of the President of the United States for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), initially launched by President George W. Bush, the United States has supported care for more than 10.1 million people.The United States has helped 240,000 babies born free of HIV because of a program that helps HIV-positive mothers avoid passing the virus to their children.The United States is working with other nations to develop in 5 years the common strategic framework for cooperation that will help nations work together to combat HIV / AIDS through the provision of services, policy reform and coordination of financial commitments