All people suffering from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, will have
access to antiretroviral drugs by the end of this decade, the Russian
president said Sunday.
Speaking at a meeting of the Group of Eight leaders with students from
the G8 countries, Vladimir Putin said: "If programs now in the making
are implemented, access to drugs will be provided for all HIV
carriers."
The leaders of the world's major industrialized nations have made the
fight against HIV/AIDS one of the main topics on the agenda of their
current three-day meeting near St. Petersburg.
Delegates to the Junior 8 forum, held in the run-up to the G8 summit,
have also raised concerns over the spread of the deadly virus across
the globe. At Sunday's meeting with the leaders of Russia, France,
Britain, Germany, Italy, the United States, Canada and Japan, they
brought up the problem of providing access to medical services for
HIV/AIDS patients, including in rural areas, and suggested softening
visa regulations for immunologists willing to share their expertise
with colleagues overseas.
They also spoke in favor of broader information campaigns to raise
young people's awareness of HIV/AIDS and make them more sympathetic to
sufferers.
The first meeting of J8 took place in Edinburgh in 2005 during the G8
summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.
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