Garg Suneela, Singh Ritesh
Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2013 Jan;34(1):1-4. doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.112861.
The world is now in the fourth decade of a pandemic that united all the nations more than any other calamities or policies. The numbers with relation to HIV are falling consistently. Unfortunately the funding is also decreasing. In the current uncertain economic environment, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has set a very ambitious target of reducing HIV to zero by 2015. There are strategies that are good and cost-effective and, if used appropriately, will give remarkable results. No new innovations have recently been discovered related to HIV. More molecular level studies are needed besides strengthening the existing strategies. We need money for all these activities and it should not stop coming. The paper reviews the success of HIV program in India and also foresees the challenges lying ahead of us in "getting to zero."
如今，世界正处于一场大流行病的第四个十年，这场大流行病比任何其他灾难或政策都更能让所有国家团结在一起。与艾滋病毒相关的感染人数一直在下降。不幸的是，资金也在减少。在当前不确定的经济环境下，联合国艾滋病规划署（UNAIDS）设定了一个非常宏伟的目标，即到2015年将艾滋病毒感染率降至零。有一些策略既好又具有成本效益，如果运用得当，将会产生显著效果。最近没有发现与艾滋病毒相关的新创新成果。除了加强现有策略外，还需要更多分子层面的研究。我们需要资金来开展所有这些活动，而且资金供应不应中断。本文回顾了印度艾滋病项目的成功之处，同时也预见了我们在“实现零感染”道路上所面临的挑战。
