UNAIDS: Sharp drop in new infections
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharpest">sharpest</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UNAIDS">UNAIDS</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 34-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="most">most</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="UNAIDS">UNAIDS</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>” <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="MENA">MENA</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="across">across</span> 25 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001. <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> – <span word="a">a</span> 73 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 71 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bernhard">Bernhard</span> <span word="Schwartlander">Schwartlander</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="UNAIDS">UNAIDS</span>’ <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Evidence">Evidence</span>, <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> – <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="a">a</span> 41 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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