HIV prevention strategies lack resources and international commitment

Ninety five per cent of new infections of HIV are in the world's poor countries, and heterosexual transmission is responsible for most of these. According to Lamptey (p 207), programmes promoting condom use and treating sexually transmitted diseases are effective in preventing the spread of HIV. However, large scale prevention efforts have been successful in only a few countries because of lack of resources and international commitment. Without access to retroviral drugs, most of the 40 million people currently living with HIV will die. Such drugs reduce viral load in genital fluids and so may help prevent transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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Regular review: Reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV in poor countries

Peter R Lamptey
BMJ 2002 324: 207-211. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]