The world lost in the war against Aids

President Bush's top adviser on HIV / Aids prevention says the world is failing to fight the disease.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Allergies in the United States, said at a conference in Sydney that many places have made progress but in general the number of people infected with HIV is higher than the number of people currently on the job. treatment.

He said: 'For every person who is treated, there are six new infections. So we are losing this war in terms of data. ' Dr. Fauci said so at a seminar attended by leading experts on HIV / AIDS.

Dr. Fauci said greater effort is needed to prevent HIV / Aids infection (Photo: BBC)

Three years ago, less than 300,000 people in the developing world had access to antiviral drugs to deal with HIV / Aids. Last year, this number reached 2.2 million. However, new infections continue to spread much faster than global efforts to treat and educate patients.

Dr. Fauci said: 'Although we have made great progress in accessing drugs, it is clear that prevention of this disease must be done in a mandatory way'.

However, in many countries in the developing world, effective prevention strategies such as condoms or sterile needles are only given to less than 15% of the population.

It is known that only a quarter of people need treatment to receive treatment. The other three quarters continue to spread the disease, leading to an increase in strong infection in the past.

This seminar on HIV / Aids in Australia is attended by 5000 participants from more than 130 countries around the world.