There are many millions infected worldwide. No one really knows how many have died in the world, but it has devastated many African countries. The hot line employs about 150 specialists to respond to questions. Therapies in this country have slowed that process. Treatments may help to make HIV a manageable disease, but a real cure may be many, many years away.
Countries get help from many organizations.
That is one hopeful consensus. We think that it's more variable now because of better treatments. The treatments that include protease inhibitors have been producing good results for most people on them. There is never enough money. The AIDS hot line gets nearly 1 million calls a year and handles group calls as well.