The Global Struggle for HIV Treatment There is little doubt
anymore that HIV/AIDS is the greatest health hurdle that we as a
people have to face this generation, and more than likely for
many generations to come. Despite phenomenal medical
breakthroughs and countless billions of dollars used to fight
the epidemic, the number of people infected has never been
higher. During much of the dialogue regarding HIV/AIDS there has
been something of a narrow point of view in how to combat the
increasing infection rate. Local efforts are far more prevalent
than global ones are, and resources are often scarce in those
areas that need them most. In fact despite this being a global
issue, it would be irresponsible to pull focus and these
resources from the dangerously infected Africa. According to the
CIA World Factbook’s most recent data from 2009, Africa has
seven out of the top ten countries with the highest number of
adults living with HIV/AIDS. Factor in that many of these
countries’ populations are contracting at a m