Sellman J S, Lifson A R
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
Minn Med. 2001 Feb;84(2):22-6.
The global response to the AIDS epidemic has often been marked by ignorance, fear, shame, and complacency, resulting in a spiraling epidemic in Africa and elsewhere. However, when leaders have confronted the realities of HIV with candor and empathized with those stricken with AIDS, the results are encouraging. Because infectious diseases and their consequences do not respect political borders, HIV presents many challenges for both developing and industrialized nations. AIDS in Africa represents a global challenge and requires sustained political and monetary investments. In 1998, only $300 million in international assistance funds were available for combating HIV/AIDS. However, an estimated $1.6 billion to $2.6 billion annually may be needed to mount an effective response in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Those dollars equal less than $3.50 per person in this region, or less than a bottle of cold medicine one of us might purchase at a U.S. pharmacy. Failure to act aggressively now will cost the world economically and socially, and will result in the loss of millions of lives.
全球对艾滋病疫情的应对常常表现出无知、恐惧、羞耻和自满，导致非洲及其他地区的疫情不断升级。然而，当领导人坦诚面对艾滋病毒的现实并对艾滋病患者表示同情时，结果是令人鼓舞的。由于传染病及其后果不受政治边界的限制，艾滋病毒给发展中国家和工业化国家都带来了诸多挑战。非洲的艾滋病是一项全球性挑战，需要持续的政治和资金投入。1998年，用于抗击艾滋病毒/艾滋病的国际援助资金仅为3亿美元。然而，仅在撒哈拉以南非洲地区有效应对疫情，每年估计就需要16亿至26亿美元。这些钱在该地区人均不到3.50美元，还不及我们在美国药店可能买到的一瓶感冒药的价格。现在不积极行动，将使世界在经济和社会方面付出代价，并导致数百万人丧生。
