Australian expert on HIV and AIDS Professor Peter McDonald warns the focus should always be the humanitarian benefit before the profit. Professor Gage may have announced his findings today, but even with an injection of funds to continue his research, his drug is unlikely to be available to AIDS patients for several years. Supporters like Professor McDonald are excited about the breakthrough nonetheless. This is a brand new strategy for getting on top of the AIDS vi rus and what we have around the world are vast numbers, millions of people infected with HIV, many of whom are on therapy and are running out of the cur rent drugs. The first discoveries - we can't stop basic science.
Basic science is absolutely essential.
But what we need to do now is to add resources to the basic science to get it to the patient.