AIDS needs no Onlies

Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, just said (on the BBC) something remarkably sane:

Anything with the word 'only' in it doesn't work for AIDS. Abstinence only, condoms only: we need a combination of steps.

Of course, he's been saying this for years. But some people (I'm talking to you, America!) don't listen.

Some do.

However, there has been some success. Six out of 11 African countries reported declines of at least 25% in HIV prevalence among 15-24-year-olds in capital cities.

Rates of sex among young people declined in nine of 14 sub-Saharan countries.

And condom use with a non-regular partner increased in eight of 11 countries in the same region.

It's a start. Maybe we can be reasonable now, too?