A huge new report on the global HIV / AIDS celebrates the "extraordinary progress" in treatment and prevention over the past 15 years. But "all how AIDS has changed," also "heartbreaking stories about the challenges that remain," wrote the director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibé, in an introduction.
The report of 515 pages by UNAIDS includes new infections estimated for each country, the "lessons of hope" for details on gaps and health officials testing, politicians, defenders of the disease, and celebrities. "If we have learned anything, it is that when we neglect the deadly infectious diseases, the problem will become bigger, more expensive and more difficult to resolve in the long term," wrote former US President Bill Clinton contributes to the foundation of people receiving treatment.
in 2014, the report estimates that 36.9 million people were living with the virus, some 70% of them in sub-Saharan Africa, and that number continues to rise because 15 million now take them rescue antiretroviral drugs. South Africa alone has 6.8 million HIV-positive people-more than any other country.
Between 00 and 2014, annual new infections dropped from 3,100,000 to 2,000,000, and AIDS deaths have fallen 00000 to 10000. The global investment in the AIDS response over the 15 years from 4.9 billion billion $ 57 to $ 21.7% which now comes from domestic sources. "If we had stayed complacent another 30 million people were infected with HIV, 7.8 million more have died and 8.9 million children have been orphaned by AIDS," Sidibé wrote.
The flip side is that many more gains are needed if the world hopes to achieve the goal of UNAIDS to "end" the global epidemic by 2030, including the agency defines as reducing new HIV infections and AIDS deaths by 0% compared to the figures of today. Among the challenges highlighted in the report: In sub-Saharan Africa, over 70% of adults have never had an HIV test, and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa experienced an increase of over 25% in new HIV infections between 00 and 2014. the report estimates that the world will need to spend $ 8 billion to $ 12 more a year by 2020.
the report denounces the persistence of a "punitive legal environment" in many countries, including 76 that criminalizes the sexual acts of the same sex (punishable by death in seven places). in 17 countries, foreigners can be deported if they test positive for HIV. Five countries, all in the Middle East, the bar entrance to individuals infected with HIV.
Mark Dybul, head of the global Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria , wrote in his essay that too many places are complacent. It urges countries to compile clear data to convince leaders that they can and should do more. "Calendars policymakers are filled with a revolving door of people who bring them big problems," wrote Dybul. "What political leaders want is a problem they can do something. And to keep finance flowing, it is essential to set clear targets and show progress toward achieving them."
Along with the report, UNAIDS has added a new "data visualization functionality" on its Web site that graphically displays detailed information on each country.
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