White House Releases First National Plan to Reduce HIV/AIDS

Wash. Post: White House unveils national HIV/AIDS strategy, by Anne E. Kornblut:

The White House on Tuesday unveiled the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases by 25 percent in the next five years, officials said.

Noting that the number of new infections in the United States has been static -- and that the number of people living with HIV is growing -- the new policy directs more resources toward four high-risk groups: African Americans, gay and bisexual men, Latinos, and substance abusers. . . .