A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last month has demonstrated that anti-retroviral treatment can prevent the spread of HIV, in addition to saving those infected from sickness and death.
Armed with this new data, President Barack Obama should lead the world in a massive effort to expand access to treatment and rid humanity of AIDS — the most devastating disease of our time.
But just as the end of AIDS has finally come within reach, we are witnessing an unprecedented drop in financial and political support for the cause.