the ugly truth that everyone knows but suppresses: ending HIV is completely impossible without massively increasing the level of human development (social, econ

the ugly truth that everyone knows but suppresses: ending HIV is completely impossible without massively increasing the level of human development (social, economic, industrial, medical) in the problem areas. go ahead and throw money at the scientists; they need it and can put it to good use. go ahead and throw money at testing people for HIV. go ahead and throw money at treating people for HIV. these things are necessary but not sufficient for HIV to be conquered. like all infectious diseases, HIV devastates the fringes, the poor, and the ignorant. without building roads, hospitals, drug factories, hygiene education programs, disease education programs, universities, etc-- without building a new, more advanced society-- the problem populations will forever be problems. without modernizing backward cultures, they cannot be saved from HIV. this, of course, is extremely patriarchal, and expensive to implement. but HIV won't be stopped otherwise. a first-world level application of public-health force is necessary to control HIV on their home turf, nevermind end it. why would anyone think that ending HIV would require anything other than 100% organized mobilization and a long term commitment?