Until the year 2011 there are 60 million people are infected with HIV/AIDSSekretaris of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon asked for any global action to end disease AIDS in 2020."It's our goal, there are no more new infections, stigmatization and death due to AIDS, '' said Ban while opening a Conference on AIDS in New York.
This three-day meeting as well as commemorating 30 years of the discovery of the HIV virus that can cause AIDS.
Currently, 34 million people exposed to HIV but only half of them are realized if they have AIDS.
5 June 1981: CDC announced the existence of a lethal new virus 1982: the term AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) was first used 1984: Virus called HIV 1985: Rock Hudson died of AIDS. Ryan White, a teenager who is infected with AIDS due to the treatment of hemophilia expelled from school 1987: First showing of the Aids Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington DC 1991: red tape was first used by Jeremy Irons and a left-handed NBA Magic Johnson HIV-infected 1993: Film Philadelphia, which tells the story about people with AIDS won two Oscars 2000: infections in the u.s. among African Americans increased 2011 rather than homosexual circles: Mortality reaches 22 million of the 60 million are infected'' Today, we gather to end AIDS, ' '
'' If we look at the history of AIDS then we must be resolute. That means including dealing with sensitive issues such as same-sex relationships, drug users and prostitution, '' firmly Secretary-general.
Ban also asked the global community for creating global solidarity together in the face of AIDS.
The meeting followed 30 Presidents and heads of Government also used a number of African leaders to express the difficulty of funding in tackling AIDS.
'' Funding is the key to success in the penangulangan AIDS, '' said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, whose country is ranked the second person with AIDS in the world after South Africa.
The President of Gabon-Ali Bongo Ondimba said the resources available in Africa '' very limited given the spread of AIDS that extends in the region of Africa ''.
More than 9 million people not get the treatment of antiretroviral drugs and an estimated 1.8 million people died of AIDS.
