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中国日报网站消息：南非前总统曼德拉7月12日在世界艾滋病大会上号召全世界共同抵制艾滋病的蔓延，并呼吁向
发展中国家的所有艾滋病患者提供药物。
据路透社报道，曼德拉在闭幕式上发表讲话说：“艾滋病是对全人类发起的战争，这是一场需要将全世界所有人都动
员起来的战争。我们必须找到方法，令所有患病的人都得到治疗，不管他能否支付医疗费用、不管他居住在世界的任何角落…
…”曼德拉的讲话 赢得了与会代表长时间的鼓掌欢迎。
据统计，在非洲1000名艾滋病患者中只有1人能够得到西方先进药物的治疗。专家预测，如果艾滋病患者无法得
到救治，到2010年世界上艾滋病患者的数量将比现在增加一倍。但目前在很多国家，其中也包括南非，艾滋病治疗工作开
展得还十分缓慢。
第14届世界艾滋病大会于7月7日晚在西班牙东北部城市巴塞罗那开幕。本届大会的主题是“知识与行动承诺”，
任务是促进各国政府肩负起对抗艾滋病的责任。参加会议的有来自世界各国的政府代表、科学家，医务工作者和社会工作者共
15000人。(李新)
Twodecadesintoanepidemicthatkillssomeoneevery10
seconds,thegulfbetweenrichandpoorisstarkerthanever.
ThesophisticateddrugsthathaveturnedHIVinfectioninto
amanageableconditionintheWestreachonlyoneinathousan
d
inAfrica,theepicentreofthecrisis,becausemostpeople
therecannotaffordthem.
Describinghisownfightagainstcancerandtuberculosis,
Mandelasaidtherewasstillmuchtobedonetoovercomethe
stigmasurroundingthediseasewhichwasholdingbackthefi
ght
inruralAfrica.
Mandelareceivedarapturousreceptionfromthehuge
audience,whichincludedscoresofSouthAfricansin
brightly-colouredcostumeswhodancedintheaisles.
"BILLION"DUEFROMU.S.
FormerU.S.PresidentBillClinton,co-chairmanwithMande
la
oftheInternationalAIDSTrust,saiditwastimeforWestern
governmentstopayupforanewglobalAIDSfund,whichhas
receivedlessthanathirdofthebillionayearneeded.
"Weshouldfigureoutwhatourshareisandweshouldpay
it.ForAmerica,sincewearespendingaboutmillionaye
ar
now,weowealittlelessthanbillionmore--orlessthan
twomonthsoftheAfghanwar,"hesaid.
Clintonurgedpoorcountriestostrikediscountdealswith
drugcompaniesanddevelopclearstrategiestopresentto
Westerngovernments,whoshouldbridgetheremaininggapbe
tween
thecostofmedicinesandlimitedhealthcarebudgets.
TheU.S.andotherWesterngovernmentshavebornethebrunt
ofprotestsatthebiennialmeeting,withactivistsnoisily
demandingtheycommitthemissingbillionstotheU.N.'sGlo
bal
FundtofightAIDS,TuberculosisandMalaria,createdin200
1.
Withoutthatmoney,theWorldHealthOrganisation'sgoalof
gettingantiretroviraldrugstothreemillionpeopleby200
5
willremainapipedream.
Anestimated48,000peoplearoundtheworldhavediedfrom
AIDSinfivedaysofthisweek'sconferencealoneandtheU.N.
predicts70millionwillperishoverthenext20yearsunless
thereisdecisiveintervention.
DrJacquelineBataringayaofBritishcharityActionAidsai
d
thepresenceofMandelaandClintononlyservedtohighlight
the
lackofcurrentworldleadersatthemeeting.
PREVENTIONVSTREATMENT
Adebatehasragedthroughouttheconferenceoverthe
balancebetweenpreventionandtreatmentinthedeveloping
world,hometo95percentoftheworld's40millioninfection
s.
Economistssaypreventionismorecost-effective.Butto
ignoretheprovisionofmedicineswouldbelikedrivingpast
bus
crashvictimsforanurgentmeetingonseatbeltlegislation
,
saidRichardFeacham,newheadoftheglobalfund.
Despitesteeppricecutsforpoorcountriesandcompetition
fromgenericdrugs,combinationtherapyremainsoutofreac
hfor
thevastmajorityofthoseinthedevelopingworld.
Bycontrast,themeetingofferednewhopetopeoplewithHIV
intheindustrialisedworld,whowillsoonhaveaccesstoane
w
classofanti-AIDSdrugsthatappearstofightresistantstr
ains
ofvirus.Itwillbethemostexpensiveyet.
Avaccine,however,isstillfarfromassured.SethBerkley,
presidentoftheInternationalAIDSVaccineInitiative,sa
idthe
meetinghadbeen"arealitycheck"onhowtheworldwasdoingi
n
thefightagainstAIDS.
(AdditionalreportingbyPatriciaReaneyandAdrianCroft)
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