“New York was once the epicenter of the AIDS crisis, but now we are showing the nation how to fight back and make this epidemic a thing of the past”, Cuomo said in a statement.
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He also told 22News that over the last 20 years research and development of certain medications has allowed people better manage and live with HIV, but there is still no cure. And from a global standpoint, the World Health Organization estimates that approximately 35 million are living with AIDS.
“We need to spread the word about prevention, encouraging all sexually-active South Africans to use condoms”, Ramaphosa said.
Hetzer said he contracted HIV while abusing crystal meth. Today, he applauds everyone who recognizes World AIDS Day.
Warren says people testing positive are living longer, with fewer side affects, but 25 per cent of people living with HIV don’t know they have it.
Marking World AIDS Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for a fast-track approach to break the epidemic and prevent it from rebounding.
While new cases of HIV/AIDS in the state are falling, officials emphasize the importance of getting screened and taking preventative methods. The county sees about 130 new HIV infections each year, a figure mostly unchanged over the past six years, according to her department.
Idoko said the day was being marked since 1988 to sensitise people about HIV and give hope to those living with the virus. And thanks to President Obama’s leadership, bipartisan support in Congress, and the generosity of the American people, that number will grow to 12.9 people by the end of 2017.
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In the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration will – among other efforts – expand the HIV/AIDS Services Administration housing, nutrition and transportation assistance to all New Yorkers with HIV or AIDS, regardless of whether they show symptoms.
