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The Panos Institute, a London-based thinktank, is calling for strengthened efforts by world leaders as the UN High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS kicks off in New York.
Although progress against AIDS had been made by some countries since the previous UN Special General Assembly (UNGASS) in 2001, many might not reach the Millennium Development Goal of reversing the spread of the pandemic by 2015, Panos noted in a new report, titled, 'Keeping the Promise: A study of progress made in implementing the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment in Seven Countries'.
Ronald Kayanja, director of the Panos Global AIDS Programme, said in a statement, "There is urgent need to provide comprehensive prevention, treatment, care and support services to vulnerable groups, including sex workers, men who have sex with men, and injecting drug users."
The global response still faced plenty of challenges, he commented, and urged that prevention campaigns move away from a 'one size fits all' approach to programmes tailored to the type of epidemic in a specific country.
Access the full report: www.panosaids.org 
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