5/5/06

Why the awareness on AIDS, and not other diseases?

Of diseases in the Third World, AIDS is getting the most attention and focus. Not coincidentally, it is also one of the few diseases that remain a threat to First World countries.

— “Pharmaceutical companies put profits before needs”, Project Censored

As western nations realized they too were going to face the threat of AIDS, awareness was raised. Until recently, AIDS did not kill as many as some of the other major diseases, yet it receives more attention.

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