UNAIDS: an alarm tone sounds in 50 countries

The UN warned of new HIV cases in 50 countries before the 2018 International AIDS Conference. Joint United Nations Program United on HIV / AIDS warned of the rise in HIV cases in the country. Noting that about one million people have lost their lives each year, UNAIDS announced that they were sounding their "alarm" in Eastern European countries and of Central Asia.

The conference, which runs until Friday in Amsterdam, will attract 18,000 people, including scientists, HIV patients, politicians and activists. At a weekly event, information on cases of HIV and AIDS will be published and ways to stop the HIV virus in the world will be discussed.

UNAIDS is committed to ending the spread of HIV in the world by 2030 in 2014. International AIDS Society President Linda Gail- Bekker warned the conference that "the epidemic has begun to rebound in some regions and some countries".

1.8 million new HIV cases in 2017

There are approximately 37 million HIV carriers worldwide. The vast majority of these people live in African countries. UNAIDS reported that about 60% of HIV carriers were treated and about one million people died from the virus each year.

According to information provided by UNAIDS, 1,800,000 new HIV cases were detected in 2017. For this reason, the goal of reducing the number of new cases of infection to 500 by 2020 we could not be reached. The same target was also set for death cases.

UNAIDS Director General, Michel Sidibe, noted that positive developments have been recorded in Africa, where the highest number of HIV cases have been recorded, but that new cases of HIV infection have been reported. infection have doubled in the countries of Central and Central Asia.

This year's slogan for the 2018 International AIDS Conference was "Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges". In addition to ways to prevent the spread of the virus at the conference, it will also be emphasized that people living with HIV live without being hooked. Former US President Bill Clinton, British Prince Harry, artist Elton John and Austrian singer Conchita are expected at the Amsterdam conference to support the fight against AIDS.

DW, dpa / AG, BÖ

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