Eight million people now being treated for HIV
<p><span word="MARIO">MARIO</span> <span word="RITTER">RITTER</span>: <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Mario">Mario</span> <span word="Ritter">Ritter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="BARBARA">BARBARA</span> <span word="KLEIN">KLEIN</span>: <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="antiretroviral">antiretroviral</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="immunodeficiency">immunodeficiency</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="End">End</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="point">point</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="MARIO">MARIO</span> <span word="RITTER">RITTER</span>: <span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Sidibe">Sidibe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="UNAIDS">UNAIDS</span>.</p><p><span word="MICHEL">MICHEL</span> <span word="SIDIBE">SIDIBE</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> -- <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zero">zero</span>.”</p><p><span word="Michel">Michel</span> <span word="Sidibe">Sidibe</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>, <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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