World closing in on Millennium Development Goal 6, globally the AIDS epidemic has been halted and reversed-race is on to reach universal access to HIV treatment.
GENEVA, 23 September 2013 -As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations General Assembly to review progress towards the Millennium Development Goals-a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows dramatic acceleration towards reaching 2015 global targets on HIV.
New HIV infections among adults and children were estimated at 2.3 million in 2012, a 33% reduction since 2001. New HIV infections among children have been reduced to 260 000 in 2012, a reduction of 52% since 2001. AIDS-related deaths have also dropped by 30% since the peak in 2005 as access to antiretroviral treatment expands.
UNAIDS Press Release
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