Who's to Blame?

The new estimate is "evidence of a failure by government and society to do what it takes to control the epidemic," said Julie Davids, executive director of the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project.

This is in regards to the new, upward revised estimates of HIV incidence.

What if the reason we cannot get HIV rates to fall is because we've been so successful in treating AIDS? The protease inhibitor, in particular, has driven down mortality rates, and has kept AIDS from developing in HIV-positive patients. As a result, though, the costs of risky sex have fallen, risky sex has increased, and HIV mortality has fallen - all of which work together to cause HIV incidence to rise. Puts the above quotation in a different perspective.