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UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2013 was launched today and 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 says.
"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 says.
By the end of 2012, some 9.7 million people in low- and middle-income countries were accessing antiretroviral therapy. This means that there was an increase of nearly 20% in just one year. Significant results have also been achieved towards meeting the needs of tuberculosis patients living with HIV, as TB-related deaths among people living with HIV have declined by 36% since 2004.
UNAIDS report finds that "progress has been slow in ensuring the respect of human rights, securing access to HIV services for people most at risk of HIV infection, particularly people who use drugs, and in preventing violence against women and girls––a key factor in vulnerability to HIV", UNAIDS press release says. National responses to HIV are still being troubled by gender inequality, punitive laws and discriminatory actions. Concerted efforts are needed to address these obstacles to the scale up of HIV services for people most in need.
Read more: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2013
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