Then the AIDS pandemic triggered a cascade of antiviral research, spawning 23 HIV drugs in 15 years.

FORBES: The Golden Age of Antiviral Drugs

As the AIDS pandemic continues to grow, the vehicles for determining fair access and pricing and access are still not in place.

FORBES: AIDS Drugs �C For Profit Or Not?

Today, we come together as a global community, across continents, across faiths and cultures, to renew our commitment to ending the AIDS pandemic once and for all.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on World AIDS Day

"Sub-Saharan Africa 's population has grown faster than any region over the past 30 years, despite the millions of deaths from the Aids pandemic, " the UN Population Fund says.

BBC: NEWS | Africa | Africa's hunger - a systemic crisis

At the turn of this century, however, the expansion of the AIDS pandemic, the corresponding fortitude of AIDS activists, and proof that AIDS drugs could be successfully deployed even in poor settings, put such concerns on the back burner and treatment in front.

FORBES: AIDS Drugs �C For Profit Or Not?

Learning materials about HIV and AIDS give girls and women the knowledge and skills to cope with the pandemic.

UNESCO: Third International Congress on TVET