UNAIDS said further increases and efficient reallocation were needed to address the “increased need of earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy” and called for AIDS spending of $32 billion (29 billion euros) annually between now and 2020 in the hope of eliminating the virus by 2030.
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“The world has delivered on halting and reversing the AIDS epidemic”, Ban said. The UN Aids report estimates that the more than 30 million new HIV infections and nearly 8 million deaths were avoided in the past decade due to the incredible global response to HIV.
“Fifteen years ago there was a conspiracy of silence”.
“Also, the top five countries that have the highest HIV burden have all reversed their HIV epidemics, this includes, South Africa, India, Mozambique, Nigeria and Zimbabwe”, said Ghys.
At least 15 million people worldwide are now accessing treatment for the virus, which was once only available for the rich.
When the target was first set in 2000, fewer than 700,000 people with HIV were receiving antiretroviral drugs, BBC News reported. Sub-Saharan Africa is still the worst-affected area, home to 66 percent of all new HIV infections. “Our two children are a part of an AIDS-free generation and will continue our legacy”.
“The criminalization of sex work, drug use and same-sex sexual relationships among consenting adults hinders attempts to reach people at higher risk of HIV infection”, reads the report. Only about a third of children living with the disease have been diagnosed and have access to treatment.
“The criminal prosecutions we bring should stand as a stark reminder of the potential consequences of disregarding danger to one’s customers in the name of getting a shipment out on time – of sacrificing what is right for what is expedient”, he told food manufacturers at a safety meeting in Dallas last month, the AP reported. While three quarters of people who know they have HIV choose to pursue treatment, in 2014 just over half of HIV-positive people were aware of their status.
Worthy of mentioning is also the fat that children living with HIV who have access to antiretroviral therapy have doubled in number from 2010 to 2014, but coverage still needs particular attention from concerned organizations.
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“In 2000, AIDS was a death sentence”, UNAIDS said in the press release.
