HIV rates rising rapidly in Asia

The new UN report on HIV is disturbing, to say the least. The epidemic is on the edge of spiraling out of control in Asia, as we see in many parts of Africa. As horrible as it sounds, my sense is that some governments take a view that this is population control and just leave it alone. I have personally heard that explanation in some of the worst hit countries but that argument could not be further from the truth. In southern Africa, where the numbers are beyond comprehension, the health care systems are overwhelmed with dying patients, children are made homeless because their parents are dead or dying and productivity of the countries has been slashed because so many workers die, thus turnover is high. Maybe it's time for some of the borderline countries to visit Africa and witness the results of ignoring the problem. They can also look at how the Bushies are funding AIDS programs and learn from those countless mistakes as well.