One was devoted to establishing the need for AIDS drugs in poor countries devastated by the epidemic.
And it was the swelling need for AIDS research and treatment which became the gay cause that politicians could support in return for gay money and votes.
The prime minister's spokeswoman said: "Health professionals were asked to review cases where people qualified for personal independence payments based on a need for aids and appliances they have for their disability.
The study confirms what doctors working in poor countries complain of: that the medicine their patients need for AIDS and for tropical ailments like malaria and worms are often available only at exorbitant prices.
With a new generation coming of age every few years, the need for AIDS education remains high, and no amount of mass marketing can match the power of one-on-one advice -- the kind that can be provided by the trained professionals at clinics where AIDS testing and treatment occur.
The questionnaire addressed sociodemographics, sexual risk behavior, self-assessed knowledge on HIV transmission and AIDS, attitudes towards AIDS infection and AIDS patient, source of information and need for AIDS course.
