The 2000 Aids conference in Durban shocked the world into action. Now,a modern crisis looms, one fuelled by drug resistance, and costly treatments and the lack of power many women have in sexual relationshipsSixteen years ago,an 11-year-old boy and a judge alerted a shocked world to the terrible reality of Aids in Africa, where hospitals were overflowing with the dying and children were orphaned. Related: Hope for 'terminate of Aids' is disappearing, or experts warn It is a total crisis. The message of the conference is that there is all this hope – and it is not sustainable Related: Village girls fight scourge of the blessers – whose gifts ruin their lives Related: Under the shadow of 'dirty' HIV,South African children offered a refuge Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com