In a grim report, the World Health Organization warned that at the present rate of growth, the AIDS pandemic is indeed “threatening the future of entire societies, ” and it predicted that as early as the year 2000, between 30 million and 40 million persons will have been infected by the deadly AIDS - ​ causing HIV virus.
Maailma Tervishoiuorganisatsioon hoiatas oma hirmutekitavas aruandes, et praeguse AIDSi pandeemia kasvutempo juures „ohustab see [tõepoolest] tervete ühiskondade tulevikku ”, ja ennustati ka, et juba 2000. aastal on 30 — 40 miljonit inimest nakatunud tapva AIDSi põhjustava HIV - viirusega.