Praise for Bush's AIDS Work

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Today, President-elect Barack Obama praised the Bush administration for its work in Africa for AIDS relief: "I salute President Bush for his leadership in crafting a plan for AIDS relief in Africa and backing it up with funding dedicated to saving lives and preventing the spread of the disease... And my administration will continue this critical work to address the crisis around the world."

Obama recognizes the strides that Bush's 2003 project achieved of giving lifesaving treatments to 2 million people in five years. Bush claims that this goal was met and exceeded earlier than expected. Bush's program gave treatment to more than 10 million people around the world - a drastic change from the 50,000 people who were receiving treatment when the program began. Because of the treatments the program funded, over 237,000 children have been born without HIV, as the virus did not transfer from mother to child.