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NEW DELHI - Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday called for a jihad against use of tobacco which causes nearly 0.9 million deaths in India every year.
NEW YORK - Governments and corporations Tuesday committed to provide $11.7 billion to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria from 2011-2013.
Donors pledge $11.7 billion to fight AIDS, TB
Malawi adopts UN guidelines on AIDSBLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi's vice president says her AIDS-ravaged southern African country will adopt the latest U.N. health guidelines that call for putting HIV-positive people on drugs sooner.
More HIV care for pregnant women in poor countries
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