Scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a new plan to prevent the spread of AIDS on November 25, 2008. According to this plan, if all people living in areas hardest hit by AIDS receive regular testing and treatment, AIDS will theoretically be eliminated. The virus can be eliminated within 10 years.

Reduced by 95% in 10 years

The research results of WHO scientists were published in the famous medical journal "The Lancet" on the 26th. According to the new plan, all people in sub-Saharan Africa's HIV-hit areas will voluntarily undergo annual HIV testing and receive immediate drug treatment if they are found to be infected with HIV. The plan predicts that this move will significantly reduce the number of new HIV infections, because HIV drugs can reduce the level of HIV activity in the human body, greatly reducing the HIV transmission rate.

It is estimated that if this plan is implemented, the number of people infected with AIDS will decrease by 95% within 10 years; between 2008 and 2050, the number of deaths from AIDS worldwide will be reduced by half, from an estimated 8.7 million people. to 3.9 million people.

The prospects for vaccine research are bleak

Graney, an expert on the World Health Organization's antiretroviral treatment and AIDS team, said that testing and immediate treatment can greatly accelerate the transition from the HIV infection stage to AIDS. Transition to elimination phase.

At present, the prospects for AIDS vaccine development are quite bleak after a series of failures; fungicides have also failed to produce the expected results.

However, the latest proposal is still just a research model, and there are many problems in actual operation.

The first is the high cost. Scientists believe that the maximum cost of this plan will be about $3.4 billion per year.

In addition, some experts question whether this plan violates the rights of people living with HIV. Because, according to this plan, once you are detected to be carrying the HIV virus, you must receive drug treatment immediately even if you are not sick. At present, HIV-infected people only receive medication when they need treatment, because anti-AIDS drugs have toxic and side effects that can cause patients to vomit, liver failure and even heart disease.

The Current Situation of AIDS

According to statistics, there are currently 33.2 million people infected with HIV in the world, of which 22.5 million are distributed in many countries in Africa south of the Sahara Desert; Nearly 5 million people are infected.

The number of new HIV infections and deaths fell last year. There were 2.5 million new HIV infections in 2007, down from 3.2 million in 1998; about 2 million people died of AIDS in 2007, 200,000 fewer than in 2001.

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