The director of the
Havana-based Pedro Kouri Tropical
Medicine Institute (IPK), doctor Jorge
Perez, told PL news agency that the HIV
prevalence decreased in some countries
and specific zones, which evidences the
possibility to find a definite solution
to the epidemic.
However, such a goal
cannot be reached with a single project
or through miraculous cure, but through
a group of coordinated actions,
including research and the study of new
drugs and treatments that help improve
the quality of life of those infected
with the disease, doctor Perez said.
The Cuban expert is
participating at the 19th
International Conference on HIV-Aids in
the US capital, where he is expected to
take part in a working session on HIV
infection and non-transmissible chronic
diseases.
The outstanding Cuban
expert, along the head of the HIV-Aids
program of the Cuban Health Minstry,
Maria Lantero, attended a forum in the
facilities of the US House of
Representatives to explain about the
Cuban HIV program.
In his explanation
before lawmakers and scientists, doctor
Perez said that Cuban experts are
currently developing two HIV-Aids
vaccines, but they are faced with
challenges in their research posed by
the US measures prohibiting Cuba to
purchase reagents produced by American
companies.
The forum was
organized by US lawmaker Barbara Lee, a
democrat for the state of California.
