Approximately 850 million people worldwide are malnourished. About a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Forty million people are infected with HIV/AIDS, 95% of whom live in developing countries. More than a billion people worldwide are living on less than a dollar a day. One in six people are illiterate.

 

HIV/AIDS Links

AEGIS - AIDS Information Global Information System

AIDS Info - HIV / AI DS Information, HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, medical research, clinical trials, drugs, treatment guidelines, and vaccines

AIDS.ORG - providing education and facilitating the free and open exchange of knowledge at an easy-to-find centralized website

UNAIDS - the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic

HIV InSite - Gateway to HIV & AIDS Knowledge from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Centers For Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) - recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships

World Health Organization Health Topics - links to WHO projects, initiatives, activities, information products, and contacts, organized by health and development topics