Recent gains in the global fight against HIV/AIDS could be reversed as the "global economic downturn pinches poor countries' budgets and donors show signs of backing away from their promise to provide universal access to AIDS treatment," the British government together with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned Tuesday, Reuters AlertNet reports...

The New York Times on Wednesday examined antiretroviral treatment access in Myanmar, which ranks among the lowest countries worldwide in international assistance per capita.