This is a BBC Talking Point and there are some interesting responses here.

Tuesday, 2 July, 2002, 20:52 GMT 21:52 UK Is the world doing enough to combat Aids?

Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for half of all new cases of HIV around the world, according to a new Unicef report on the Aids epidemic. The report, to be published later on Tuesday, shows that nearly 6,000 young people become infected with HIV each day throughout the world.

The charity will warn that governments must pay more attention to the needs of young people if the spread of Aids is to be halted. It will also say that many young people are simply not aware of the risks and causes of HIV.

The global Aids problem comes under heavy scrutiny this week with the Unicef report coming just days before the start of the XIV International Aids Conference in Barcelona.

Are governments doing enough to raise awareness about the risks of HIV? Is the world doing enough to combat the spread of Aids? What more needs to be done?

Tuesday, 2 July, 2002, 20:52 GMT 21:52 UK

Is the world doing enough to combat Aids?

Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for half of all new cases of HIV around the world, according to a new Unicef report on the Aids epidemic. The report, to be published later on Tuesday, shows that nearly 6,000 young people become infected with HIV each day throughout the world.

The charity will warn that governments must pay more attention to the needs of young people if the spread of Aids is to be halted. It will also say that many young people are simply not aware of the risks and causes of HIV.

The global Aids problem comes under heavy scrutiny this week with the Unicef report coming just days before the start of the XIV International Aids Conference in Barcelona.

Are governments doing enough to raise awareness about the risks of HIV? Is the world doing enough to combat the spread of Aids? What more needs to be done?

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2002

Answers

Are STDs really so new? I would have thought that all cultures would have developed a respect for them.

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2002

It's the "won't happen to me" syndrome more than anything, I should think.

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2002