HIV/AIDS awareness program in Atwima Nwabiagya.

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We need to ensure that Africa has the resources it needs to fight AIDS. UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, has estimated that at least $18 billion is needed in 2007 to fight AIDS around the world, but that just $10 billion is likely to be available. Over the next few years, as the epidemic spreads further, that price tag will grow to more than $22 billion per year by 2008. Donors such as the U.S. and the U.K have taken a leading role in increasing their bilateral commitments to funding for HIV/AIDS, but more is needed. All countries must move toward meeting their share of the global need and increase funding for AIDS prevention, care and treatment, as well as health care infrastructure, in countries across Africa.

While providing HIV/AIDS treatment is critical, it should not come at the expense of preventing new infections. There are still 7,700 Africans becoming newly infected each day— partly because less than one in five of those at risk currently have access to prevention strategies. There are a number of proven prevention strategies – and a range of promising approaches nearing completion of clinical trials – but resources available for prevention have not kept pace with the need.

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