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Experts warned of a dramatic worldwide spread of immunodeficiency syndrome before an international AIDS conference in Amsterdam. An alarming increase in the number of new infections in particularly affected countries could lead to a "crisis of historical proportions".
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Diplomat Mark Dybul Sunday before the start of the major international conference with 15,000 participants.
Dybul also asked for more money to fight the disease. The world is currently "probably less vulnerable than ever to losing control of the epidemic," he said. This is due to the changing demographics and the fact that states today are paying less attention to the fight against HIV and AIDS than they do. ### 39, have done in the past – or, in some cases, never
19659005] Other experts warned Sunday in Amsterdam against dramatic underfunding of global efforts to fight AIDS . Donations and financial badistance from the state have declined.
According to Michel Sidibe, Director of the United Nations Program against AIDS (UNAIDS), seven billion euros of aid is already missing. "If we do not pay now, we will have to spend more and more later," he warns.
Worldwide, 35 million people died of AIDS
According to experts, antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of AIDS sufferers are increasingly underfunded in their campaigns fight against basic diseases. Funds for condom distribution actions have dropped sharply, he added. Access to medicines without concurrent preventive measures will not help to defeat AIDS.
At the conference in the Dutch city, experts will discuss the fight against immunodeficiency syndrome, in which 35 million people have already died. It is highly prevalent, especially in poor countries where the youth population is growing rapidly. In addition to many experts, several celebrities such as Prince Harry and British pop star Elton John were announced during this five-day event
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