Sacramento Escorts: Yes, there is still an AIDS crisis
But HAART is not a vaccine. And not everyone has access to it yet. In fact, 60 per cent of the people in the world who need treatment for the disease are not getting it. Consequently, an estimated 5,500 people are still dying from it every day around the world. You can do the yearly math.
South Africa is facing an AIDS crisis in which nearly six million people are infected.
“We were in South Africa for the Cape Town conference [on AIDS] last summer,” Dr. Montaner told me. “Every day, the newspaper had a story about 30 per cent of doctors being infected with HIV, 30 per cent of nurses, 30 per cent of teachers. It means their whole infrastructure is crumbling. It means society as a whole becomes fragile.” The impact the disease can have on a family unit is devastating. It often leads to even worse poverty. Children have to leave school to try and support their parents. Often, such children turn to prostitution. The consequences are often lethal.