Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia, Inc. - Tuesday December 17, 1996.
Clinton took delivery of the report, prepared by the Office of National AIDS Policy, in a low-key White House ceremony from which reporters were barred.
In a statement released later, Clinton said the strategy represented an "important milestone" in the fight against the epidemic but stressed that more needed to be done.
The report laid down six goals: finding a cure and vaccine, reducing new infections, giving people with HIV and AIDS access to high-quality care, fighting discrimination, leading the global fight against AIDS, and ensuring research advances translate into treatment as quickly as possible.
"The national strategy reiterates our administration's and our nation's commitment to winning the battle against AIDS," Clinton said in the statement.
AIDS, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
The response to the report from AIDS activists has been generally positive, although some have questioned whether its recommendations will be implemented.
"It's a good report, it's an important foundation on which this administration and administrations of the future can build a national AIDS strategy," said Winnie Stachelberg, legislative director of the Human Rights Campaign.
"But implementation is a concern. It's very important to have a document like that ... But I want to ensure that there's muscle behind it," she added.
White House spokesman Mike McCurry rejected criticism that the report was more a statement of goals than a strategy.
"I dispute some of that," McCurry told reporters. "There is certainly a strategic purpose detailed in this document."
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