Leaders of the global health-care charity Doctors Without Borders issued a warning Thursday that the battle against AIDS in Africa is being undercut by the recession and pressure in the aid community to divert resources to other health crises, the Associated Press reports.

Officials of the organization said at a Johannesburg news conference that donors are increasingly devoting their attention to diseases that are easier and less expensive to treat.

“The donors are getting cold feet about commitment to long-term, chronic disease,” said Tido von Schoen-Angerer, who heads the organization’s campaign to provide essential medicines. He called the current situation “a very dangerous turning point” for AIDS treatment.

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