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|  | ‘U.S. support vital at critical juncture in AIDS fight’ says World Vision delegate at Barcelona AIDS Conference
MEDIA ADVISORY – July 10, 2002
- Peter Piot, director of UNAIDS, said only $2.8 billion has been committed of the $10 billion needed annually for AIDS prevention, treatment and orphan care programs. Is the United States morally obliged to do more?
- A recent survey by the Washington Post, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University found that most Americans blame poverty, risky behavior, African governments and other factors for the AIDS epidemic, and do not believe that lack of funds is the major hurdle in fighting the disease. Are there examples of progress in Africa’s AIDS fight that resulted from a combination of targeted aid, government leadership and behavior change?
- While most AIDS public health strategies have focused on promoting the use of condoms, strategies that encourage abstinence and faithfulness to one partner have proven more effective in stemming the spread of AIDS. Should more funds be directed at these efforts?
BARCELONA -- “The fight against AIDS is at a critical juncture. History will judge each of us according to how we respond,” said Ken Casey, leader of World Vision’s global efforts to fight AIDS and a delegate to the AIDS 2002 Conference in Barcelona July 7-12. “It doesn’t cost much to keep people alive longer through adequate nutrition and treatment for opportunistic diseases, or to help foster parents care for orphans. It’s the scale of the epidemic – 40 million people worldwide with HIV/AIDS, and 13 million orphans – that creates a demand for a massive response.”
WHO: Ken Casey is World Vision International’s Special Representative to the
President for the HIV/AIDS Hope Initiative. In this role, Casey works with offices around the world to create strategies aimed at reducing the global impact of HIV/AIDS through prevention, care and advocacy efforts.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 10
WHERE: Mr. Casey is available by phone from Barcelona.
WHAT: The international humanitarian organization World Vision, which has been
tackling the AIDS issue on the ground since 1990, had 11 representatives scheduled to be in Barcelona. Several staff are presenters.
CONTACTS: Gardi Wilks (708) 366-8389; giwilks@aol.com
Sheryl Watkins (253) 815-2246 office; 888-787-3056 pager
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Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization, serving the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries.
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