Demonstrators from around the world demonstrated at the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand last week to raise awareness on AIDS-related issues. United Nations chief Kofi Annan and South African Nelson Mandela challenged world leaders to unite and do more to combat this growing global epidemic.
In 2003, the disease killed close to 3 million people worldwide, and it continues to spread. Go to BBC’s The Global Spread of HIV – The AIDS Debate. Click on the links on this page to learn more about where it is spreading, how fast it is spreading, and how many people are likely to be living with it by the year 2010.
Should world leaders be doing more to combat the AIDS problem? Should rich countries spend more money to combat it? Post a comment with your opinions on the global spread of AIDS.
AIDS has increased continuously. Generally, people are infected by sexual contact or by a blood transfusion. However, the most important reason that AIDS is spread is people's lack of AIDS' information and carelessness. I think world
leaders, and rich countries should provide continuous medical support.
Posted by: Lee Kyoung Bok | August 17, 2004 at 07:47 PM
AIDS is one of the incurable diseases in this world, and so many people have died from it. The number of AIDS patients is increasing very fast. Many doctors keep finding new medicines, but they need a lot of money to continue doing that. Therefore, I think, rich countries have to spend more money to combat it. Many kids in poor countries are going to die because of AIDS. They need help but they don’t have money to buy any medicine.
Posted by: Justin | July 29, 2004 at 07:56 PM
Even though medical technology is being developed, AIDS is still forever a problem that we have never solved. Many countries spend a lot of money for AIDS, but the number of people who have AIDS is still increasing.
Posted by: Ilsoo Yoon | July 24, 2004 at 02:39 AM
Everybody knows that AIDS is a big problem. Of course, every country should combat the AIDS problem. Especially, some rich countries have to fight AIDS as a global problem. However, it is not enough only to spend more money to combat it. They should act directly in order to make it more effective.
Posted by: Jiro | July 22, 2004 at 11:55 PM
Nowdays, AIDS has increased. It is a big problem. Acording to the report, the global HIV/AIDS epidemic killed close to 3 million people in 2003 and there are emerging and growing epidemics in China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and several Central Asian Republics. AIDS came from the West. However today, AIDS has a tendency to move from the West to Asia. In my opinion, rich countries of the West have some responsibility, so they should pay attention to this problem. Also, world leaders are doing more to inform people about the care of AIDS. However, first of all, we have to recognize the seriousness of AIDS ourselves
Posted by: Great Andy | July 21, 2004 at 09:57 AM
AIDS is a serious disease. Actually, most AIDS patients avoid speaking about their disease, so we cannot take statistics on how many AIDS patients there are. It is important for many people. First, we should grasp the situation, and then we should find a solution.
Posted by: Yumi | July 20, 2004 at 11:07 PM
A total of 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. AIDS is a big problem in the world. Nowadays, AIDS is increasing a lot especially in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Also some rich countries spend more money to combat AIDS. Nevertheless 45 million new infections in poor and middle income countries are predicted by 2010.
Posted by: Seon Mi | July 19, 2004 at 09:15 PM