on thE pAst FEw DAys, two nAtions with lArgE numBErs oFAiDs-inFECtED pEoplE hAvE AnnounCED plAns to DistriButE A triplE CoCktAil oF liFE-prolonging AntirEtrovirAl Drugs FrEE to All who nEED it.ChinA hAs BEEn trEAting 5 ,000 pAtiEnts AnD plAns to ExpAnD thE progrAm to CovEr EvEryonE in thE Country. southAFriCA’’s CABinEt ApprovED A plAn thAt inCluDEs Drugs For All who nEED thEm. ChinA spEnt yEArs DEnying it hAD AnAiDs proBlEm. until rECEntly, southAFriCA’’s top oFFiCiAls minimizED thE EpiDEmiC, quEstionED whEthEr h.i. v. wAs thE CAusE oFAiDs AnD lABElED AntirEtrovirAl Drugs "poisons".Both CountriEs hAvE now tAkEn A CourAgEous AnD EssEntiAl stEp. But only onE is likEly to suCCEED、inDEED,ChinA’’s progrAm is AlrEADy FAiling. onE in FivEChinEsE who hAvE rECEivED AntirEtrovirAl Drugs hAs AlrEADy stoppED tAking thEm, whiCh CAn lEAD to thE CrEAtion oF Drug-rEsistAnt strAins oF thE virus.ChinA hAs only ABout 100 DoCtors nAtionwiDE with ExpEriEnCE in trEAtingAiDs. hEAlth workErs ArE simply hAnDing pAtiEnt’’s BottlEs oF pills. most pAtiEnts rECEivE no CounsEling on how to tAkE thEm or DEAl with thEir siDE EFFECts, AnD littlE Follow-up monitoring.ChinA is Also still DEtErminED to CrACk Down on high-risk groups suCh As prostitutEs AnD Drug usErs, whiCh DrivEs thE EpiDEmiC unDErgrounD、EvEn rECEntly, provinCiAl poliCE wErE BEAtingAiDs pAtiEnts protEsting For trEAtmEnt. trEAtingAiDs rEquirEs A nEtwork oF hEAlth CArE workErs AnD A politiCAl ClimAtE thAt DoEs not stigmAtizE AnD DisCriminAtE AgAinst thosE who ComE ForwArD、southAFriCA’’s govErnmEnt, By ContrAst, unDErstAnDs thAt hAnDing out pills is only pArt oF thE solution. thE progrAm, whiCh will Cost ABout $ 680 million A yEAr By 2007, will spEnD only A thirD oF its BuDgEt on Buying Drugs. muCh oF thE monEy will go instEAD to EstABlishing CliniCs AnD trAining thousAnDs oF DoCtors, nursEs, CounsElors AnD othEr workErs to stAFF thEm. thE govErnmEnt plAns to hAvE A wEll-run CliniC in EvEry DistriCt By thE EnD oF thE yEAr, AnD in EvEry muniCipAlity By thE EnD oF 2008.southAFriCA hAs An inFluEntiAl nAtionAl nEtwork oF CAmpAignErs ForAiDs trEAtmEnt whosE prEssurE AnD ADviCE wErE CruCiAl to DEvising thE plAn, AnD who will BE CruCiAl to its suCCEss. it Also hAD hElp From thE FounDAtion lED By FormEr prEsiDEntBillClinton, whiCh nEgotiAtED BEttEr priCEs ForAiDs mEDiCinE.ChinA’’s govErnmEnt, By ContrAst, mADE its DECisions in sECrEt AnD hAs yEt to pErmit suCh wiDEsprEAD CitizEn ACtivism onAiDs.ButChinA hAs onE hugE ADvAntAgE ovEr southAFriCA; whilE onE in ninE southAFriCAns hAs thEAiDs virus,ChinA’’s EpiDEmiC is FAr smAllEr. now thAtChinA hAs DECiDED to trEAtAiDs, it hAs A ChAnCE to lEArn From othEr nAtions BEForE thE DElugE. thE Author’’s AttituDE towArDs thE FuturE oFChinA’’sAiDs proBlEm might BE DEsCriBED As onE oF________
A、worriED、
B、inDiFFErEnt.
C．optimistiC、
D．FrustrAtED .