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Reaching the goals set by the United Nations in the fight against Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is in danger
The fight against AIDS is failing. At fifty
Author: SHUTTERSTOCK
In Fifty Countries of the World, According to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal
with AIDS (UNAIDS) by Michel Sidibi, the number of newly infected people today
rising. Last year, HIV infected 1.8 million people, the consequences
AIDS died in the world 940 000 people
Abstract 90-90-90 in danger
"We are alarmist," he said during the presentation of the current report of UNAIDS
Sidibé. The UN has set a target of 90% by 2020
of all who are infected with HIV know that their diagnosis is
90% of them received a treatment and 90% were repressed
multiplication of the virus so as not to be demonstrable. Reach this plan
known as "90-90-90", is now in danger, according to Sidibi.
Last year, his diagnosis identified 75 percent of those infected,
79% of them received medication and 81% of patients were treated
reduce the concentration of HIV in the blood below a demonstrable border
"The number of people who have died from AIDS
currently the lowest of this century, "he said.
of a decreasing number of deaths according to him, but dries the fact that it is
the implementation of the goals of the fight against AIDS begins to collapse. "There are not any
promises of additional financial assistance. We have an acute shortage of staff
in the health sector and the discrimination and stigmatization of patients continue, "
he said.
Children are forgotten
Especially for children, Sidious has been forgotten. Since 2010, however
managed to prevent about 1.4 million new cases of infection, yet
but last year, 118,000 children were infected. "It's far from the goal set,
that there will be no new cases of infection of children in 2018, "he said
Sidibé
According to current data, he lived in the world last year
36.9 million people living with HIV, including about 19.6 million in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa. More than 1.8 million people were infected last year. Since the beginning of the epidemic
in the mid-1980s, HIV became infected
77.3 million people, 35.4 million of whom died.
The UNAIDS report was released Wednesday, July 18 on the occasion of
the next AIDS conference, which starts on Monday (23 July)
in Amsterdam
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