AIDS is Still Not Over, says AHF
2024年7月23日 - 6:12AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
As the International AIDS Conference gets underway this week in
Munich, Germany, AIDS Healthcare Foundation reminds the world that
AIDS is not over amid slowing progress on the pandemic and
stubbornly high global mortality.
“Despite four decades of hard-won progress against HIV/AIDS, a
staggering number of people still die of AIDS-related causes –
630,000 per year. Tragically, children and those most vulnerable
are the least likely to be diagnosed early, to receive treatment,
and to stay in care. Millions of people still don’t have access to
lifesaving treatment, the rate of new infections is off target, and
funding levels have stalled,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
“We must do better to ensure the world doesn’t backslide on the
promise of global AIDS control and keep complacency from setting
in, and we must vigilantly keep pharma greed in check. We call on
all countries, and especially the wealthy ones, to put an emphasis
on seeing this struggle through to the end for the good of the
world and future generations. The global AIDS fight is not
over.”
There is a large body of evidence that shows investment in
addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic has far-reaching benefits beyond
public health, such as economic growth, national security, and
social stability.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS
organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to
over 2 million clients in 47 countries worldwide in the US, Africa,
Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Europe. To
learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org,
find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on
Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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U.S. MEDIA CONTACT: Ged Kenslea, Senior Director,
Communications, AHF +1 323 308 1833 work +1.323.791.5526 mobile
gedk@aidshealth.org
Denys Nazarov, Director of Global Policy &
Communications, AHF +1.323.308.1829 denys.nazarov@ahf.org