Aids has become the leading cause of death for adolescents in Africa and the second leading cause of death among adolescents globally, according to global health agencies.

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn says EU research plays a key role in the battle against Aids, malaria and tuberculosis.

US president George W Bush said today he is eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight Aids and other diseases around the world – an initiative that has won the US President praise from some of his harshest critics.

George Bush said today he is eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight Aids and other diseases around the world - an initiative that has won the US President praise from some of his harshest critics.

US President George W Bush today said that Congress should renew his global Aids programme and preserve a requirement that steers money into abstinence efforts.