The battle against AIDS in Africa is beginning to fall apart. Money is running out. While middle-income countries like India and Brazil may be able to save themselves, the future here (Africa) looks bleak.
The following video from The New York Times discusses recent developments in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
It includes interviews with two members of staff from Bwindi Community Hospital.
Dr. David Apuuli, Uganda Aids Commission, comments about this epedemic in Africa over the last 30 years:
- In the 1st decade there was death everywhere
- In the 2nd decade drugs were discovered but only available in rich countries
- The 3rd, which brings us up to present, was the decade of hope during which donors (largely USA) made ART available
- How the 4th will be remembered is being defined today.
The data are very sobering; for every 1,000 put on ART 2,500 are getting infected; there are 33m infected across the globe today with only 4m on treatment; in 5 years time, even using optimistic projections, only about 10m will be treated; that’s not nearly enough…
