A report by
officials with the Joint United Nations Programme on
HIV/AIDS in the journal Science shows that
expanding HIV prevention spending in the next 10 years
by $122 billion could cut the estimated number of new
global HIV infections between 2005 and 2015 from 60
million to 32 million. The extra spending would be
cost-effective too, according to the report: Each new
infection averted would cost about $3,900 but would
save $4,700 in eventual treatment and care. Much of the
burden for heightened HIV prevention funding would likely
fall to Western nations, as developing countries could
not afford the increased spending, according to the
UNAIDS officials. But doing so would save millions of
lives and reduce future outlays for HIV treatment programs,
according to the report. (Advocate.com)
