Annual report released on 24/11, AIDS agency under the United Nations (UNAIDS) said the number of new cases of HIV infection / AIDS and deaths from this disease are reduced by the program prevention and effective.
According to reports, 60 million people worldwide infected with HIV and 25 million people died of HIV / AIDS since the virus was first discovered three decades ago.
However, the number of new infections decreased 17% in eight years, notably in Africa, with Eastern and Southern Africa 25% 15% Sahara desert. Number of cases of new infections in South and Southeast Asia also fell 10% during this time.
Total in 2008 in the world has added 2.7 million people living with HIV / AIDS. The report also said the number of deaths worldwide from this disease decreased more than 10% in 5 years to 2 million people in 2008.
According to UNAIDS, this progress was achieved thanks to the assistance program cheap drugs helped many patients are treated.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said that if better management of resources and prevention programs in the areas of HIV / AIDS is most rampant world can make progress faster and save more more people in the fight against the disease of this century.
Director General World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan calls on countries and international organizations to double efforts HIV / AIDS. /.
According to reports, 60 million people worldwide infected with HIV and 25 million people died of HIV / AIDS since the virus was first discovered three decades ago.
However, the number of new infections decreased 17% in eight years, notably in Africa, with Eastern and Southern Africa 25% 15% Sahara desert. Number of cases of new infections in South and Southeast Asia also fell 10% during this time.
Total in 2008 in the world has added 2.7 million people living with HIV / AIDS. The report also said the number of deaths worldwide from this disease decreased more than 10% in 5 years to 2 million people in 2008.
According to UNAIDS, this progress was achieved thanks to the assistance program cheap drugs helped many patients are treated.
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said that if better management of resources and prevention programs in the areas of HIV / AIDS is most rampant world can make progress faster and save more more people in the fight against the disease of this century.
Director General World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan calls on countries and international organizations to double efforts HIV / AIDS. /.
