Only 3 out of 5 HIV-positive people access treatment

In 2017, 21.7 million people had access to treatment (2.3 million more than in 2016), out of a total of 36.9 million infections according to the document published this Wednesday, July 18th.

The aim of UNAIDS is to achieve by 2030, the AIDS epidemic is over, however, warns that lack of funding is a factor which would prevent it, since it is estimated that every year, there could be 2.8 million new cases.

For Onusida, it is vital to continue the detection effort in order to identify the most vulnerable groups and thus obtain the programs. the population of them since "there is a crisis in prevention; success in saving lives has been greater than what has been achieved in prevention and efforts in this area do not always reach the people who need it most. "

At the same time, the report points out that in 2017, the number of deaths (less than 1 million) caused by AIDS-related illnesses, was the He also assures that today, three out of four people living with HIV know their HIV status, which represents an important step towards treatment and treatment. Improving the quality of life

UNAIDS deplores in its report 180 thousand new cases among boys and girls because although since 2010, 1.4 million infections have been prevented , the original goal was by 2018, these no longer existed in the grou pe population . He also points out that last year, only half of people under 15 living with HIV or AIDS received treatment.

According to the report, stigma and discrimination continue to be factors that affect the struggle against the HIV epidemic, since they are often excluded by the health professionals themselves. vulnerable populations.

For Onusida, women and girls are one of the most vulnerable groups since the numbers indicate that 1 in 3 has experienced physical or sexual violence. " Laws That Criminalize People Living With HIV Personal Use Of Drugs, Sex Work And Sexual Orientation And All That Prevents Access to health services, have departed now. "