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November 24, 2010

UN: AIDS Epidemic Is Slowing
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The United Nations has announced the number of people dying from AIDS
has significantly decreased as more gain access to treatment. The global
incidence of HIV infection fell by 19 percent between 1999 and 2009.
Sheila Tlou is the director of UNAIDS Regional Support Team For eastern
and southern Africa.

Sheila Tlou: "AIDS related deaths have also fallen by nearly 20 percent
in the past five years—from 2.1 million to 2.4 million to 1.8 million in
2009 and the efforts of anti-retroviral therapy are really evident,
especially in our region of the world, Sub-Saharan Africa, where because
of access, we have seen 20 percent fewer deaths related to HIV than in
2004 before the expansion of access to anti-retroviral treatment."



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