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BRASILIA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) – The number of AIDS-related deaths in Brazil has decreased by 16.5 percent in four years, from 5.7 deaths per 100,000 population in 2014 to 4.8 in 2017, the report today. Ministry of Health in a new epidemiological bulletin.
According to the report, the guarantee of "treatment for all" launched in 2013, as well as improved diagnosis, contributed to this decline.
This decrease in the number of cases also contributed to the increase in access to the test, as well as the reduction in the delay between the diagnosis and the start of treatment.
Medications (antiretrovirals) have been offered since 2013 in public health units with "HIV-positive" status, regardless of the particular condition they present.
Since the introduction of treatment until September of this year, 585,000 people were present in the country of South America.
87% of patients use dolutegravir, one of the best drugs in the world, available for free in the unique health system.
According to the Epidemiological Bulletin, Brazil had 926,742 AIDS cases, an annual record of 40,000 new cases between 1980 and June 2018.
In 2012, the AIDS screening rate was 21.7 per 100,000 population and 18.3 for 2017, a decrease of 15.7%.
The Bulletin also reports a significant decrease in vertical transmission of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), ie when the baby is infected during the gestation period.
Between 2007 and 2017, the HIV detection rate among infants decreased by 43% from 3.5 to 2 cases per 100,000 population.
According to the data, 73% of new HIV infections in the country occur among men.
Of this number, 70% of cases in men are between 15 and 39 years old.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health has also launched a new public campaign in which it recalls the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
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