In the world of AIDS in 2007, died more than 2 million man

In the world of AIDS in 2007, died more than 2 million man. reported that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. He stressed that almost 70% of HIV-infected people still do not have access to retroviral therapy. "This situation is unacceptable," - he said, speaking in New York at a meeting of high-level UN on AIDS. The report of Terry UN says that as of December 2007 the number of persons infected with HIV worldwide amounted to approximately 33.2 million. The AIDS epidemic has already claimed the lives of 25 million people. The head of the UN noted that the world is beginning to feel the impact of the unprecedented amount of funds which were sent to fight the HIV in this decade. These successes show that, what can be achieved if there is universal commitment and political will. Ban Ki-moon expressed regret that in some countries the number of new infections continues to rise. Among them - Russia, Ukraine, China and the U.S., where the level of coverage of basic services for HIV prevention, its treatment, care not kept pace with the spread of the epidemic. "This situation is unacceptable. Our challenge is to build up started, fill in the gaps, as we know, and in coming years to intensify our efforts". He called on States around the world to adopt laws aimed at fighting discrimination against HIV-infected. He also pointed to the need to lift all restrictions on the movement of HIV-infected. click here