HIV/AIDS What is being done about it ?

HIV stands for Immunodeficiency Virus, which is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV infects the immune cells which are required to protect the body against infections and diseases. Most people with HIV will eventually develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. When HIV finds a home within a living organism, it replicates (begins to make copies of itself) within this organism's cells. It can damage the cells it replicates in, which is one …

…medical infrastructure needs to be built on before all features of the plan can be put in place, but this should not stop the health department from doing all that they are able to with their present funds. Further education will be needed to help control the disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published a plan outlining aims to bring antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to 3 million people living with HIV in developing countries by 2005.