On November 30, 2009, the eve of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new recommendations on treatment, prevention, and infant feeding with respect to HIV. It is hoped that implementation of these new guidelines will improve the health of HIV-positive individuals, decrease the number of new HIV infections each year, and ultimately, save lives around the world.

“These new recommendations are based on the most up to date, available data,” said Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director General for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases,…