Does AIDS crowd out funding for other global infectious diseases? The current issue of PloS Medicine has an article which discusses "rapid impact interventions", a strategy which combines effective treatments for seven common infectious diseases in Africa. Because costs are low ($0.40 per year per patient, vs. nearly $1,000 for ARV -- see graph at left) and the treatments are proven, the authors argue that funding for these interventions is a highly effective strategy in combatting poverty.