E-drug: 11th Model List of Essential Drugs (cont'd)
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Dear Richard,
I am afraid the world has changed...
The major arguments of public health experts against putting AIDS at
the top of the health agenda are well summarized by Richard in one
sentence: "These drugs are difficult to use, do not achieve a cure,
require sophisticated monitoring and would take resources away from
the treatment of diseases such as TB, ARI, STD's and other such
conditions that should be addressed first." I am afraid AIDS is
outdating deeply this classic hierarchy of public health priorities. How
many people will die from AIDS in 2000? How many in 2005?
Choosing between AIDS and other major public health priorities is a
mistake. We have no choice than considering AIDS as one of the
major public health priorities today and very likely the first one for
tomorrow in many countries.
Pierre Chirac
MSF - Paris
pierchir@club-internet.fr
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