The world is losing the War against AIDS
Kofi Annan has said that
the world is losing the War against AIDS and that the
world's leaders are not doing enough to fight this disease + must display far greater leadership.
So far
this year 3,000,000 people have died of AIDS. Even so, despite being described as a
security threat by many of the world's most powerful nations
limited resources, effort + political will have so far been devoted to tackling this disease, especially when compared to the "War on Terror".
As well as criticising the
US + EU for their
failure to find the political will to provide the drugs + funds needed to fight AIDS, Mr. Annan also criticised African leaders for failing to
urge greater use of condoms, due to embarassment, although
this simple measure would save many, many lives.
Listen to
Kofi Annan's interview with the BBC
here.
Further reading:
The UN's
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB + Malaria
The BBC's excellent
AIDS debate special feature.
UNAIDS: The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
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