UN Says Mother-Child HIV Can Be Eliminated By 2015

GENEVA — The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned.

Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, appealed to government and private donors to keep investing in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Michel D. Kazatchkine, the Global Fund's executive director, said Monday "it is also now possible to imagine a world with no more malaria deaths."

The Global Fund is meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 24 to examine how it can meet its goals eliminating or reducing instances of the three diseases by 2015.

It estimates that between $13-20 billion are needed for the period 2011-2013.

Comments

[MyVesta]

01:59 PM on 03/10/2010

So, instead of getting HIV, the baby inevitably ends up an orphan?

And then she is at risk, infected, and the cycle continues.

More emphasis should be put on prevention and eradication of the disease.

[yemaya]

10:20 AM on 03/11/2010

agree and education can go a long way to prevention. Unfortunately, under Bush we exported our abstinence only religiosity and did little, but boy did we make some missionaries some money!

[MyVesta]

12:48 PM on 03/11/2010

Exactly. What a waste of 8 years - how many lives were lost? How many were consequently infected and will lose their lives, usually orphaning children?

It's disgraceful.

[LaurieAnn]

02:32 PM on 03/09/2010

This is a very worthwhile goal. I support funding for this program.