but the worlds leaders have to get on top of this issue. In the new era, that we are in many advancements have been made in drug therapy, but if the people in these countries cannot afford the drugs, what is the point. If they have to choose between basic essentials and life prolonging drugs, there is no point in trying to find the answer in drug therapy. The answer is knowledge. Funds need to be provided in order to teach people how to not get infected, and to create screening processes, so that people can find out whether they are HIV positive or not. Just by knowing their status, a lot of lives will be saved. The UN "has set a goal to cut new infections by 25 percent by 2005,". (Gellman, July 5,2000 A01) "We are at the beginning of a pandemic, not the middle, not the end." (Dido) The world nations need to solve this issue, before it becomes too late....
