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Resources are still inadequate.
Unforeseen economic reversals in Asia and political upheavals in Africa and elsewhere have made the challenge to meet these financial goals even greater. U.S. funding has been constrained by overall limits on development assistance and multilateral contributions, as well as restrictions on international family planning assistance. Rather, the emphasis should remain on continued contributions from all countries within their means and best utilization of those resources. The emphasis on prevention must be maintained because available treatments are far too expensive for the vast majority of infected persons around the world. All concerned must renew commitments to mobilize resources, including seeking innovative means of financing through the private commercial sector.