They would rather see tens of million die than see their profits reduced. But even this is not good enough. Debt Vs health AIDS is at its most deadly in partnership with poverty. The health care system is often the first to be targeted. This means that dressings are reused and needles shared.
Drugs are no good without hospitals, doctors, nurses and basic equipment.
The recent G8 summit once again failed to tackle the debt crisis despite the call of millions of people around the world to cancel the debt. But underdeveloped countries have seen less than 10 percent of this figure. And even that has come with hard economic cutbacks that will make life a living hell for even more people. The Aids crisis has exploded most terribly in the highly indebted countries. The money for health budgets in Africa is pitiful.