Is an end to AIDS within our lifetime really too much to hope for?
The facts might suggest otherwise.
According to UNAIDS, in 2013 over 2.1 million people contracted HIV and 1.5 million died of HIV and AIDS-related causes. If the recent Ebola crisis has taught us anything, it is that people living in countries with poor health systems and nonexistent infrastructure are the worst hit by public health emergencies. In these countries, AIDS is still the number one killer of women of reproductive age, and it is estimated that in East and sub-Saharan Africa a staggering 10.5 million children have lost one or both parents to this terrible disease.
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About the authors
Linda McAvan@LindaMcAvanMEP
Linda McAvan is a British member of the European Parliament for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. She is the Chair of the European Parliament's Development Committee.
Theresa Griffin
Theresa Griffin is a British MEP and Labor Party spokeswoman for the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee. A committed trade union activist, she has campaigned closely with unions on employment rights, health, disability, rights for young people and equality.
Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds is a British MEP and member of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Prior to her election, she worked as a lecturer in public policy at Aston University. She was also acting director of the Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Center at King’s College.
Seb Dance
Seb Dance is a British MEP currently serving on the European Parliament's Environment, Food and Public Health Committee. He is also a substitute member in the Development Committee. Before his election, he worked for ActionAid U.K., where he campaigned for structural changes to alleviate poverty and hunger around the world.
