Are we spending too much on HIV?

doi:10.1136/bmj.39113.539595.94

BMJ 2007;334:345 (17 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.39113.539595.94

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Are we spending too much on HIV?

Paul de Lay, director, evaluation department, Robert Greener, economics adviser, Jose Antonio Izazola, senior adviser, resource and finance analysis

UNAIDS, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

Correspondence to: P de Lay communications@unaids.org

Billions of pounds are being spent on the fight against AIDSin developing countries. Roger England believes that much of the money could be better used elsewhere, whereas Paul de Layand colleagues argue that current spending is not enough

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AIDS is widely acknowledged as a public health crisis and isnow one of the make or break forces of this century, as measuredby both its actual effect and potential threat to the survivaland wellbeing of people worldwide.¹ In 2005, the UN Human DevelopmentReport concluded that "the AIDS pandemic has inflicted the singlegreatest reversal in human development."² In that year, AIDScaused a fifth of deaths globally in people aged 15-49 years.Within the next five years, every seventh child in the worstaffected sub-Saharan countries will be an orphan, largely becauseof AIDS. By 2010, an estimated 9 million people will need antiretroviraltreatment.³

Much has been done to raise awareness and resources. However,the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)estimates that resources currently pledged are only half whatis needed for a comprehensive response. In 2006, $9bn (£4.6bn; ${euro}$ 7bn) was . . . [Full text of this article]

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