2008 AIDS Conference Opens in Mexico City

2008 AIDS Conference Opens in Mexico City
Conference delegates are expected to call for increases in the treatment and prevention of H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Transcript of radio broadcast:
03 August 2008

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.

The seventeenth International AIDS Conference opened Sunday in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. About twenty-five thousand people are taking part in the six-day event. They include AIDS researchers, community leaders, policy experts, activists and delegations of young people from around the world.

The conference is expected to call for improvement in the prevention and treatment of H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. Delegates are also expected to praise the greater ability of patients to receive anti-retroviral drugs. Several meetings at the conference will examine efforts to discover a vaccine to prevent the disease.

Pedro Cahn is one of the leaders of the AIDS conference. He says there is growing support for efforts to guarantee that all people are able to receive HIV prevention and treatment. An estimated thirty-three million people are living with H.I.V./AIDS. About seven thousand people become infected with H.I.V. every day.

There is no cure for AIDS. However, a report last week from a United Nations agency says fewer people are dying because of it. UNAIDS says the number of deaths linked to AIDS dropped to about two million last year. This is two hundred thousand fewer than the number reported in two thousand five.

UNAIDS also notes some major gains in preventing new H.I.V. infections. Such gains are based on changes in sexual behavior and improved government programs. The report also calls for long-term financing to fight the spread of AIDS. This is needed because people with the disease are living longer because of improved treatment.

In Washington last week, President Bush signed legislation promising forty-eight billion dollars over the next five years to battle AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The bill greatly expands the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Mister Bush announced the five-year, fifteen billion dollar program in two thousand three. He has since made it a major part of his foreign policy. Efforts have centered on fifteen nations in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia.

And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jill Moss. You can learn more about AIDS and other issues facing developing countries at voaspecialenglish.com.

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2008年艾滋病大会开幕在墨西哥城的
与会代表预计将呼吁增加，在治疗和预防艾滋病毒，该病毒引起艾滋病的病毒。全文电台广播：
2008年8月3日

这是美国之音特别英语发展报告。

第十七届国际艾滋病大会开幕周日在墨西哥首都墨西哥城举行。约2.5万人正在参加，在为期六天的活动。它们包括艾滋病研究人员，社区领袖，政策专家，活动家和各代表团的年轻的人来自世界各地。

预期这次会议将要求改善，在预防和治疗艾滋病毒，该病毒引起艾滋病的病毒。与会代表也预期称赞更大的能力，病人接受抗逆转录病毒药物。几次会议，在这次会议上会研究的努力，发现一种疫苗，以防止这种疾病。

佩德罗cahn就是其中的领导人对艾滋病问题会议。他说，有越来越多的努力的支持，以保证所有的人都可以接收艾滋病毒预防和治疗。据估计， 3300.0万人是艾滋病毒/艾滋病患者。约7000人成为艾滋病毒感染者每一天。

有没有治愈艾滋病。不过，报告上周由一个联合国机构说，较少人死亡，因为它。联合国艾滋病规划署说，死亡人数有联系的艾滋病下降至约200.0万，去年。这是200000少于人数报道，在2000 5 。

联合国艾滋病规划署还注意到，一些主要的收益在防止新的艾滋病毒感染。这种收益的基础上的变化，性行为和改进政府的计划。报告还呼吁长期融资，打击爱滋病的蔓延。这是必要的，因为人民与这种疾病有关的生活不再，因为改善治疗。

上周在华盛顿，美国总统布什签署立法大有希望的480.0亿美元，在未来五年内，以战斗艾滋病，疟疾和肺结核。条例草案，大大扩大了总统的防治艾滋病紧急救援计划。米斯特塞布什宣布为期5年， 150.0亿美元计划在2000 3 。他自作出它的一个主要部分，他的外交政策。努力为核心的15国在非洲，加勒比和亚洲。

这是该美国之音特别英语的发展报告，写的小杰苔。您可以了解更多关于艾滋病和其他问题，发展中国家面临的在voaspecialenglish.com 。