Obama announces $100 mn HIV research initiative

Washington: President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV.Obama says his administration is redirecting $100 million into the project to find a new generation of therapies. He said the United States should be at the forefront of discoveries to eliminate HIV or put it into remission without requiring lifelong therapy.[caption id="attachment_1262875" align="alignleft" width="380"] President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a world AIDS Day event, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. AP[/caption]Obama made the announcement Monday at a White House event marking World AIDS Day, which was Sunday.The president also announced that the US passed the ambitious goal he set last year to support 6 million people around the globe in getting access to anti-retroviral drugs. Obama said the US helped 6.7 million people receive life-saving treatment.AP