联合国艾滋病规划署呼吁帮助海地恢复艾滋病防控系统


联合国艾滋病规划署呼吁帮助海地恢复艾滋病防控系统
2010-02-27 03:14:37  来源:国际在线专稿  编辑:杨玉国
  国际在线消息(记者付旭):联合国艾滋病规划署26日表示,海地作为艾滋病高发区,在经历大地震后急需加强艾滋病的防控措施。

  艾滋病规划署国家与技术支持部主任马尔提诺当天在联合国日内瓦办事处举行的新闻发布会上表示:“这是第一次在一个艾滋病高发国家发生大规模自然灾害,给我们带来了新的挑战。我们估计在海地大约有12万人感染艾滋病毒。但现在大概有40%的感染者无法继续得到治疗,因此设法重建艾滋病防控网络和社会团体来确保持续治疗是非常重要的。”

  马尔提诺指出,目前海地大约有100万人生活在难民营中,另外还有大量流离失所者,在暴力、尤其是性暴力的威胁下,艾滋病毒有可能进一步蔓延。他还表示,除了今年既定的1.32亿美元海地艾滋病援助资金之外,在接下来的半年时间里大约还需要7000万美元的额外援助,以尽快恢复海地的艾滋病防控体系。
UNAIDS appeal to help Haiti's return to AIDS prevention and control system
2010-02-27 03:14:37 Source: International Online Zhuangao Editor: Yang Yuguo
International online news (Xinhua Xu Fu): 26, said UNAIDS, Haiti as a high incidence of AIDS, after experiencing a major earthquake urgent need to strengthen AIDS prevention and control measures.

UNAIDS Country Director Maertinuo and technical support that day at the United Nations Office at Geneva at a news conference, said: "This is the first time in a high incidence of AIDS in the country large-scale natural disasters, has brought us new challenges . We estimate that in Haiti there were about 12 million people are infected with HIV. but now there are about 40% of those infected can not continue to be treated, so try to rebuild AIDS prevention and control networks and community groups to ensure continued treatment is very important. "

Maertinuo pointed out that currently about 100 million people in Haiti live in refugee camps, in addition to a large number of displaced persons, in the violence, particularly sexual violence, under the threat of further spread of HIV is possible. He also said that, in addition to the established 132 million U.S. dollars this year, Haiti's AIDS aid money, the time in the next six months, approximately 70 million U.S. dollars needed additional assistance, so as to restore Haiti's AIDS prevention and control system.

 
 
 
 
 

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