World AIDS Cases Holding Steady According to UN Report

Washington (DbTechNo) - The United Nations have released a new report finding that over the last 2 years the number of people worldwide living with the HIV virus is the same.

They estimate that worldwide, about 33 million people are living with the HIV virus, with the majority of them from the continent of Africa.

The report finds that on a global scale, HIV infection rates peaked in 1996, and since then have been coming down slowly due to better awareness about the disease.

“International and national investment in HIV treatment scale-up have yielded concrete and measurable results,” WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a statement. “We cannot let this momentum wane. Now is the time to redouble our efforts and save many more lives.”

There is no cure for the virus, but there are drugs on the market that slow down its progression significantly.

As mentioned above, Africa continues to be hit hardest by AIDS, home to an estimated 67% of worldly cases of the virus.

“The good news is that we have evidence that the declines we are seeing are due, at least in part, to HIV prevention,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe.