英国将为外来人口免费治疗艾滋病_BEC初级作文

英国将为外来人口免费治疗艾滋病

However, ministers are braced for criticism that the decision may prompt so-called "health tourism" and put the NHS under financial pressure at a time when hospitals are being forced to find cuts. It typically costs up to £7,000 a year to treat someone diagnosed with HIV and an average of £300,000 per patient over their lifetime with the disease.

然而，部长们也做好了迎接批评的准备，因为这一决定可能会引发“健康旅游业”，在医院被迫寻求削减开支的办法时，给英国国家医疗服务体系带来财政压力。通常治疗一名艾滋病病毒感染者每年要花费7000英镑，而每位艾滋病人患病到死亡所需的平均治疗费用多达30万英镑。

Last night, Anne Milton, the public health minister, said: "This measure will protect the public and brings HIV treatment in to line with all other infectious diseases. Treating people with HIV means they are very unlikely to pass the infection on to others."

公共卫生部部长安妮•米尔顿昨晚说：“这一举措将保护公众，并把艾滋病病毒治疗纳入和其他所有传染性疾病一样的医疗体系。艾滋病病毒感染者得到治疗意味着他们将不大可能继续传染他人。”

However she added: "Tough guidance will ensure this measure is not abused."

不过，她补充说：“严格的指导方针将保证这一服务不被滥用。”

The Government is understood to have decided to introduce free treatment amid fears that the potential costs of being diagnosed were dissuading foreigners from seeking help. There are estimated to be 25,000 people, many of whom are foreign-born, undiagnosed HIV sufferers in Britain.