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response
On December 1st in 2003 WHO, UNAIDS and the Global Fund issued the 3x5 initiative issued a blueprint plan for
collective action with 6 million people out of 40 million people living with the virus needing treatment today in order
to extend their lives. The 3x5 initiative, in some ways, has transformed the global discussion on AIDS. What is 3x5? It simply means
3 million people by 2005. This initiative
focuses on when and how we are going to get treatment to the affected rather than if it can be done. Thanks to this
initiative, the expectations from the governments in heavily affected countries and people living with HIV is different
today than it was before this initiative was launched. Programs in Asia, Africa and Latin America have proved that
antiretroviral therapy can be delivered in resource poor settings. There are about 440,000 people in antiretroviral
treatment currently. This is a shockingly low number, yet it is a doubling of where we were two years ago. HIV/AIDS is a global
emergency, if serious action is not taken we could face social collapse within a few generations. The possibility of
accelearting treatment can happen only if we bring on board the most powerful political leaders in the world.
analysis:response
global | australia and new zealand | caribbean | east asia and pacific | e.europe and central asia | latin america | middle east and north africa | north america | south and south east asia | sub-saharan africa |
western europe
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