HIV funding for Africa

President Bush's proposed $500 mil. "International Mother & Child HIV Prevention Initiative" would fund administration of combination HIV therapy for pregnant women in the second trimester, continuing for both mother and child after birth, in countries with "adequate infrastructure." In other nations, goal would be administration of a single dose of nevirapine (Boehringer Ingelheim's Viramune) to the mother shortly before delivery and at least one dose to the child immediately after birth...