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Study: Gates-backed project prevented 100,000 HIV infections in India

Woman with AIDS in hospital in India.
John Isaac
/
World Bank
Woman with AIDS in hospital in India.

A $258 million initiative sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at preventing AIDS in India appears to have paid off overall, researchers say, resulting in more than 100,000 fewer new HIV infectionsover five years.

Many aren’t quite ready to judge this project, Avahan, a success, however.

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