Erstellt am: 1. 12. 2011 - 14:17 Uhr

World AIDS Day: falling funding means more deaths

Reality Check: World AIDS Day, Central banks boost markets, Hillary Clinton in Burma, Homelessness made a crime in Hungary.

According to UNAIDS, around 34 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the vast majority of them in Sub Saharan Africa. Since AIDS was identified 30 years ago, it has killed 25 million people around the world. Although great progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the West, it remains a major problem in the developing world, but funding to combat it is falling.

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international organisaion investing the money pledged by international donors to the areas it is most needed. It supports programmes in 150 countries - but says donations are dwindling.. The Director of the HIV Alliance told Riem Higazi that any cuts in funds is quickly reflected in loss of lives.

Disabled people with AIDS dying when treatment is available

For people suffering with HIV/AIDS in Africa, life is incredibly hard - but it's even tougher if they also have a disability.Yetnebersh Nigussie is blind, and she is the programme manager of the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development . She told Riem Higazi that disabled people with HIV/AIDS are often unable to get access to testing and treatment.

Central Banks step in to support Euro

Markets are up today in response to the Central Banks' move to provide more money to stimulate lending, but will it be enough to push Europe out of the crisis? Gerard Lyons, the Chief Economist and Group Head of Global Research at Standard Chartered, says it's a positive step, but now it's back to the politicians to find long term solutions.

Hillary Clinton in Burma

Burma's president, Thein Sein, is heralding a new chapter in US-Burma relations following his talks yesterday with US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. However, Mark Farmaner of the Burma Campaign is urging caution, saying that although there are positive signs, the US should not ease its sanctions against Burma too quickly.

Hungary's homeless law

A new law comes into effect in Hungary today that makes sleeping on the streets a criminal offence. Nick Thorpe tells Joanna King about the thinking behind the law, and why it may well turn out to be unenforceable.

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