艾滋病英语作文：Fighting against AIDS

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the worldaidsdayisconfrontedwithagloomypicturethatshowsthedeadlyvirusisnotabating,butspreadingevenfaster.

deathsandnewcasesofinfectionhavereachedunprecedentedhighsinandarelikelytorisestillfurther,aordingtoareportjointlyreleasedlastweekbytheunitednationsandtheworldhealthanization(who).

thisyear,some5millionpeoplehavebeeninfected,bringingthetotalnumberofpeoplelivingwithhiv/aidsto40millionworldwide.atthesametime,some3milliondiedofthedisease.

theepidemiontinuestoexpand,farfromreachingaplateau,healthexpertswarn.

whilesub-saharanafricaremainstheworstaffectedregion,theasia-pacificarea-hometo60percentoftheworld'spopulation-isshapingupasthenewbattlegroundinthefightagainstthedisease,thereportindicates.

unlesseffectiveactionistaken,somecountriesintheregionmayfacemajorepidemics.

chinamaybeeoneofthemshouldthecountrynotberesponsivetothecrisis.

lateststatisticsputthenumberofpeoplewithhiv/aidsinchinaat840,000,including80,000aidspatients.

worse,themomentumforfurtherspreadingofthenumbersiscontinuing,andmaywellbeaelerating.

thoughthecurrentprevalenceinthecountryisstilllow,theincreasedinfectionrateplusthevastpopulationinthenationpointstoapossiblecatastrophicexplosionincasesintheabsenceofsteppedupeffortstofightthedisease.

chineseaidsexpertshaveraisedthealarmthatpeoplelivingwithhiv/aidsmaysoonsoarto10millionbywithoutefficientpreventionmethods.whilethenumbercouldbetrimmeddownto3millionifpreventionmethodswork,action,andonlyaction,canmakethedifference.

duetoignoranceandlackofmitmentamongsome,thediseasehasalreadycausedgreathumansuffering,economiclossesandsocialdevastation.yetwaitingaheadcouldbelossesmultipliedexponentiallyifthevirusisnotkeptatbay.

thesituationisgrave,andthechallengeistough.chinacannotaffordadelayinmakingaseriousmitmenttothefightandtakingaction.

initiativeshaveindeedbeenrolledout,andtheymustbefollowed.

executivehealthvice-ministergaoqiangrecentlypledgedthatthegovernmentwillprovidefreemedicaltreatmenttohivcarriersandaidspatientsinruralareasorthoseamongtheurbanpoor.hepromisedtoensurelegalrightsandinterestsofhiv/aidsvictims.

hesaidthatlocalgovernmentswillbehelddirectlyaountableifloopholesintheirworkleadtoseriousepidemicsintheirregions.healsocalledforintensifiedgovernmentinterventionintobehaviourfoundtobeatrisk.

thisisviewedasthestrongestmitmenttodatebythegovernmentintacklingtheepidemic.

theplan,ifcarriedoutwell,willsurelybeagreatpushforwardinfightinghiv/aids.itshouldheraldmoreandstrongerresolutionfromthegovernment.

lackofinformationonthevirushasproventobeamajorelementthatfuelsthespreadofhiv/aids.aggressivecampaignsshouldbeundertakentopromoteknowledgeabouthiv/aidstoevenpeopleinthemostremoteareas,especiallyamongilliteratesandthosepractisingunsafesexualbehaviour.

moreimportant,effortsfromallwalksoflifeareneededtocreateafriendlyatmosphereforpeoplelivingwithhiv/aids.

prejudice,rejection,hurtandostracismaresomeofthemostpainfulpartsofhivinfectionwhichevenamiracledrugcannotovere,awhoofficialexplained.

stigmaanddiscriminationconstituteoneofthegreatestbarrierstopreventingfurtherinfections,providingadequatecare,supportandtreatmentandalleviatingtheepidemic'simpact.

thesamesortofnationalmitmentandresourcesusedtofightsars(severeacuterespiratorysyndrome),ifusedtowardfightinghiv/aids,shouldhelpusfindaneffectivewaytobatthisdisease,too.