Newly diagnosed HIV rates among Aboriginal people increase by 33%

Researchers say immediate action is needed to stem new HIV cases among Indigenous peoples in Australia

National data show a 33% increase in new HIV cases diagnosed among Aboriginals, compared with 4.8 per 100,000 in 2012 According to the researchers, much remains to be done to reduce new HIV cases among indigenous populations in Australia. "srcset =" https://static.ffx.io/images/$width_768%2C$height_433/t_crop_auto/t_sharpen%2Cq_auto%2Cf_auto/b155c0e64e4b5393fcf7ba74e5a345ae4827c8f2 "itemprop =" image "/>

At the same time, newly diagnosed HIV rates among non-Aboriginal people born in Australia decreased by 22 %, from 3.7 per 100,000 population to 2.9 per 100,000

In an article published in the latest edition of Medical Journal of Australia authors James S. Ward, Karen Hawke and Rebecca J. Guy argue that the goal of virtual elimination of the HIV transition by 2020 would be at risk if diagnoses rates continued to Data show that the rate of diagnosis among aboriginals Australian population is more than twice that of non-Aboriginals for the first time. once since the collection of complete data in 1992.