About ten million people living with HIV / AIDS in the developing could be denied treatment because of declining funding, making it one of the most serious crises of 2009, warned Monday Doctors Without borders.
Other crises cited by the humanitarian organization include the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, and insufficient funds for the fight against neglected diseases and malnutrition.
According to Sophie Delaunay, director of the U.S. section of MSF, the organization wants to call policymakers not to let down our guard in the fight against HIV / AIDS, which continues to grow despite more effective treatments.
"When there are worrying signs of a decline in access to treatment, it is important to declare that HIV / AIDS is an emergency," she said.
MSF since 1998, publishes an annual list of crises that are not listed in order of importance. The aim is to attract greater attention on issues that do not receive, according to the Association, adequate coverage by the media.
Having promised at the G-8 summit in Scotland in 2005 to ensure universal coverage of treatments against HIV by 2010, many countries including the United States have announced plans to reduce or limit funding, Sophie Delaunay regrets. "In some countries, doctors refer patients who are advised to wait until the death of other patients.
MSF also refers to the situation in Sri Lanka, where tens of thousands of civilians have had access in the spring, only limited medical aid because of fighting between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Indeed, humanitarian organizations were not allowed to visit the conflict zone