Study Refutes Claims on AIDS Drug Trials

Many were concerned that between the years 1985 and 1996, foster children in the NYC area were unwillingly subjected to clinical trials for H.I.V.

An investigation into the participation of New York City foster children in clinical drug trials for H.I.V. and AIDS over a nearly 20-year period has found no evidence that any children died as a result of the trials or that the foster children were selected because of their race.

Further coverage for this can be found:

Study Refutes Claims on AIDS Drug Trials New York Times
No Foster Children Died From Participation in New York HIV Drug ... Kaiser network.org
Study: NY Foster Kids Not Exploited for AIDS Research EDGE Boston

Getting Global: A Focus on China

Huebei Province, China
The Rise in HIV/Aids cases among Chinese Citizens dramatically decreased from 49% to 8% following an influx of standardized Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy.
Antiretroviral drugs are broadly classified by the phase of the retrovirus life-cycle that the drug inhibits. This sort of success in China can be repeated if patients are given access to proper medical care. In order to do so, one must look at the types of clinical research being done in China and the ways that clinical research can improve despite difficulties with cost, patient retention and properly equipped staff:

Sources:
Wikipedia,
Health Affairs.
Clinical Trials in China