The West's 'obscene' failure fighting AIDS

"The United Nations special envoy on HIV/Aids has denounced as a "grotesque obscenity" the lack of cheap anti-Aids drugs in Africa.

Stephen Lewis was speaking at the opening of a major international Aids conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

He condemned the behaviour of Western powers, saying "we can find over $200bn to fight a war on terrorism, but we can't find the money... to provide the anti-retroviral treatment for all those who need such treatment in Africa!"

Just $1bn was spent on combating Aids in Africa last year, he said."

The source: BBC