A reader has asked the [him] moderator the question "which specific other constraints to be overcome in doubling the number of people on treatment" he is referring to.

I was hoping that readers would answer that question. If readers think that there are no other constraints then they are welcome to say so.

Yes, there are financial constraints and more financial resources will of course lead to more people being treated. This is a given. But to quote a Myanmar politician recently speaking on her first trip abroad in a quarter century, “A little bit of healthy skepticism I think is in order.”

The [him] moderator had hoped that the recent media stories might be more revealing about the complexity of expanding HIV treatment, including the human resources, organisational resources, testing resources, procurement and supply chain resources, and coordination resources that are needed to double the number of people on treatment. As a recent commenter has suggested, the uncertainties about the number of people requiring treatment and where they live would have been interesting issues for journalists to explore. There seems to be a knowledge resource lacking.

His other question, perhaps a more important one, remains unanswered. Where is this money supposed to come from? To whom is this advocacy directed and to whom are these media stories directed? Neither the MSF nor the UN-inspired stories say a word about what institutions are expected to give the money. Unfocused advocacy efforts repeating the chorus "We need more money." are highly unlikely to succeed.

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