The World Is Watching

WHY ARE WE WATCHING?

Three out of four people who need AIDS treatment are unable to access them and only 9% of positive, pregnant women receive drugs to prevent mother to child transmission. As a result, AIDS is devastating lives, communities and economies. In Gleneagles in July 2005, world leaders promised to ensure AIDS treatment for all by 2010. We cannot allow this promise to be broken. So we've got our eye on world leaders to make sure they keep their word. Show world leaders that you are watching them too by adding your eyes here.

WHAT ARE WE CALLING FOR?

SHOW US THE MONEY!

The fight against HIV&AIDS will cost US$21-23 billion annually, but rich country governments still don't have a plan for where this money will come from. Without sufficient funding the 2010 target is meaningless. The governments of the world's richest countries need to take drastic action to come up with the cash, and before he goes Tony Blair should push them to commit to their fair share.

STOP THE DRUGS RIP-OFF!

Despite recent moves at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to improve access to essential medicines for conditions such as HIV, many drugs are still priced out of the reach for poor people. Unless these rules are changed to allow production of cheaper, generic versions of many HIV medicines, universal access will simply not be achieved. G8 governments must support developing countries to use their rights under WTO rules to produce and import cheap versions of key drugs.

STOP UNDERMINING HEALTH SERVICES.

Health services in poor countries are suffering due to IMF restrictions which stop them investing in health care. At the same time, health systems in many countries are grossly under funded, despite the bold words of G8 leaders in 2005. These factors drive doctors and nurses to leave their home countries and work elsewhere. We must ensure poor countries can invest the amounts needed to ensure AIDS treatment for all.