New report outlines strategy for HIV/AIDS
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="advocacy">advocacy</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="AVAC">AVAC</span> <span word="says">says</span> 2013 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>, <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 2.5-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="only">only</span> 1.4 <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="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>.</p><p><span word="AVAC">AVAC</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="infected">infected</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="faster">faster</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tantalizing">tantalizing</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Ending">Ending</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="AVAC">AVAC</span> <span word="report">report</span> – <span word="Achieving">Achieving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="End">End</span>: <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Counting">Counting</span> -- <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="part">part</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>: <span word="Deliver">Deliver</span>, <span word="Demonstrate">Demonstrate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Develop">Develop</span>.</p>
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