People: A New International Alliance Focuses on HIV Infection in Men

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M at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, an international alliance has been forged to better combat the immunodeficiency syndrome, which focuses about HIV infection. "We have to do a lot, a lot more," said British pop singer Elton John at the launch of the MenStar alliance, with humanitarian organizations like the UN Unitaid and the US Pepfar Foundation fighting against the drug. HIV infection in men. 19659012] For women and girls, much has been done in the fight against HIV and AIDS, said the British singer. However, a complete solution is not possible if "only half" of the problem is dealt with. "If we want to win this fight, if we want to end AIDS once and for all, we have to make men part of the solution," said Elton John. Prince Harry warned Amsterdam not to give up the fight against AIDS. "The progress we have fought so hard is endangered by dangerous complacency," he said. Nor should the consequences of the spread of AIDS on education and other development opportunities be underestimated.

The 22nd International AIDS Conference kicked off Monday in Amsterdam. Around 15,000 delegates from around the world attend the five-day conference. Hollywood star Charlize Theron also turned to the delegates on Tuesday. She praised that the international community had come a long way "from this moral panic that determined the early stages of this epidemic."

Conchita Wurst, aka Tom Neuwirth, called for an extra effort Monday night in the fight against HIV and AIDS with the international community. "How long will it take for our research and affordable therapies to be accessible to all who need them?" Asks the Austrian artist Drag and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, which is even HIV positive.

Since the first known cases of AIDS in the early 1980s, more than 35 million people worldwide have died from the disease of immunodeficiency. According to the UNAIDS AIDS Program, the number of newly infected people has decreased by almost half since 1996: last year, 1.8 million additional people were infected with HIV. However, in 50 countries, the numbers of infections have increased. In total, three out of five people infected with HIV receive treatment, according to Unaids.