Prevention Does Work! [International Conference on AIDS (13th: 2000: Durban, South Africa)]

growth of the epidemic. Actually, when adjusted for inflation, the funds made available
by all the major donors per HIV-positive person, were more than halved between 1988
and 1997.
Unless we allocate enough resources to control the epidemic, country success stories will
be the exception rather the rule. UNAIDS estimates that we need at least 3 billion dollars
a year for prevention in developing countries, a lot more if care needs are included
Recommendations (slide 27)
There are a number of recommendations I could make to improve the impact of
HIV prevention programs on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. I will limit these
recommendations to the five most important one that will make the most difference.
Slide 28: Recommendations
The first is: Increase resources available for HIV prev ention. Program resources
may be enhanced in several ways.
Slide 29: Increasing program resources
1. Community involvement: Irvolviig both those living with and affected by HIV
as well as those living without HIV, in interventions in their own communities is
one of the most important ways of sustaining an HIV prevention program, both
in terms of resources and sustaining lower risk and vulnerability to HIV.
2. Private sector involvement: Especially in developing countries, the public sector
cannot afford to bear the cost of the HIV/AIDS epidemic alone. Industry and the
business sector-especially the multinational corporations -should share this
burden
3. Increases in public sector resources: Governments facing competing pressures
for resources must recognize that HIV prevention is a good investment.

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