Several expressed concern at what they called south africa ' s sluggish response to a health emergency that , left unchecked , could prove hugely expensive to contain and could threaten millions across sub - saharan africa 南非政府对于医疗突发时间迟钝的反应以及未加抑制的局面令几名专家颇为担心，如果继续发展，将需要付出极大的代价才能控制局面并且可能危及撒哈拉沙漠以南中部非洲地区数百万人。
Support the establishment on an urgent basis of a global hiv / aids and health fund to finance an urgent and expanded response to the epidemic based on an integrated approach to prevention , care , support and treatment and to assist governments inter alia in their efforts to combat hiv / aids with due priority on the most affected countries , notably in sub - saharan africa and the caribbean and to those countries most at risk 支持在紧急基础上建立全球艾滋病病毒/艾滋病和保健基金，为紧急应付对艾滋病疫情发展和预防、护理、支持和治疗提供经费，同时为各国政府与艾滋病病毒/艾滋病作斗争提供资金援助，重点放在受感染最严重的国家，尤其是非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南的国家、加勒比海国家和受艾滋病威胁最大的国家。
However , in sub - saharan africa extending from mali to ethiopia , particularly in the savanna during the dry season december to may , disease occurrence is higher , and there is additional risk for those visitors who travel " rough " such as backpackers , and those who need to live or work with local people 旅游人士染上流行性脑膜炎的机会一般较低，但在旱季十二月至五月于非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南，马里至埃塞俄比亚的热带草原区内，染病的机会较高选择自助旅游或需在当地居住或工作的人士也会较易受感染。
Where rain falls around the world is changing and that is already affecting crop yields and freshwater supplies . in turn , diminished water and food security puts extra pressure , for example , on fragile states in sub - saharan africa and exacerbates already high water stress in the middle east 降雨量在世界范围内的改变已经影响到粮食产量和淡水供应，水资源减少、食品缺乏进而给诸如撒哈拉沙漠以南一些国力脆弱的非洲国家造成了更大压力，也加剧了中东地区的供水紧张。
