{"id":15385,"date":"2014-07-16T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T06:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-says-end-to-aids-by-2030-is-possible\/"},"modified":"2014-07-16T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T06:30:16","slug":"un-says-end-to-aids-by-2030-is-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-says-end-to-aids-by-2030-is-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Says End to Aids by 2030 ‘is Possible’"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{There is a chance the Aids epidemic can brought under control by 2030, according to a report by the United Nations Aids agency. }} <\/p>\n

It said the number of new HIV infections and deaths from Aids were both falling. <\/p>\n

However, it called for far more international effort as the “current pace cannot end the epidemic”.<\/p>\n

And charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned most of those in need of HIV drugs still had no access to them.<\/p>\n

The report showed that 35 million people around the world were living with HIV. <\/p>\n

There were 2.1 million new cases in 2013 – 38% less than the 3.4 million figure in 2001.<\/p>\n

Aids-related deaths have fallen by a fifth in the past three years, standing at 1.5 million a year. South Africa and Ethiopia have particularly improved.<\/p>\n

Many factors contribute to the improving picture, including increased access to drugs. There has even been a doubling in the number of men opting for circumcision to reduce the risk of spreading or contracting HIV.<\/p>\n

Fewer than four in 10 people with HIV are getting life-saving antiretroviral therapy. <\/p>\n

And just 15 countries account for three-quarters of all new HIV infections. <\/p>\n

The report said: “There have been more achievements in the past five years than in the preceding 23 years. <\/p>\n

“There is evidence about what works and where the obstacles remain, more than ever before, there is hope that ending Aids is possible. <\/p>\n

“However, a business-as-usual approach or simply sustaining the Aids response at its current pace cannot end the epidemic.”<\/p>\n

Michel Sidibe, the executive director of UNAids, added: “If we accelerate all HIV scale-up by 2020, we will be on track to end the epidemic by 2030, if not, we risk significantly increasing the time it would take – adding a decade, if not more.” <\/p>\n

Dr Jennifer Cohn, the medical director for Medecins Sans Frontieres’ access campaign, said: “Providing life-saving HIV treatment to nearly 12 million people in the developing world is a significant achievement, but more than half of people in need still do not have access.”<\/p>\n

In Nigeria, 80% of people do not have access to treatment.<\/p>\n

Dr Cohn added: “We need to make sure no-one is left behind – and yet, in many of the countries where MSF works we’re seeing low rates of treatment coverage, especially in areas of low HIV prevalence and areas of conflict. <\/p>\n

“In some countries, people are being started on treatment too late to save their lives, and pregnant women aren’t getting the early support they need.”<\/p>\n

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