How has the USs intervention affected the struggle against AIDS in Africa?
When the AIDS crises began in the early 1980’s, it was seen as just that: a massive health crisis that demanded immediate attention. With the advent of sophisticated anti-retroviral drugs and educational programs that have substantially increased the life spans of those infected with the disease and reduced its spread, the immediacy of the epidemic has faded from public consciousness. In Africa however, the situation couldn’t be more different. AIDS continues to spread like wildfire, and to kill at a devastating rate. The United States and other western nations have pledged to increase aid and work with African governments to fight this 21st century plague. While the U.S. has been criticized for earmarking most of its aid to treatment rather than prevention, we have also come under fire for limiting nongovernmental organizations from advising women about reproductive options and for spending our efforts promoting abstinence and not instead of educating about safe sex practices Addition
