Today was World AIDS Day, and Kofi Annan had this to say.

Annan: 'We must do far, far more' against AIDS

"'We must do far, far more,' U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. 'It is time to recognize that although our response so far has succeeded in some of the particulars, it has yet to match the epidemic in scale.'"

I agree, the evidence is in the details. While much has been done, its the little details that reveal the truth about what we are doing and what we are not doing to beat this disease.

"With just over 10 percent of the world's population, sub-Saharan Africa is home to more than 60 percent of all people infected with HIV. Africa saw about 3.2 million of the almost 5 million new infections recorded in 2005.

'These countries, and many others, are fighting for the lives of their citizens, and America is now their strongest partner in that fight,' he said. The 400,000 getting treatment, he said, was up from 50,000 two years ago.

However, critics including senior U.N. officials say Bush's emphasis on abstinence-only programs has hobbled efforts by playing down the role of condoms."

I hope we can get past this stupid, stupid policy. Yes lets tell people, some in places like tribal areas of Africa, that they should only have sex after marriage. Come on, face reality, and really make a difference. That difference is promoting condom use, saturating the local areas with condoms, so that they are easier to obtain than a soda. Also not letting big pharmaceutical companies charge ridiculous amounts of money for drugs to treat AIDS. It's sheer greed and a lack of a moral compass that drives these companies to have no compassion and refuse in most cases to give these drugs to people who desperately need them.

"The United Nations has long called on wealthy nations to donate 0.7 percent of gross domestic product for development aid every year."

Have countries stepped up and done this? No.

Actions speak louder than words. How will history view our response to this epidemic?