Sharp drop in HIV infections
This year's World AIDS Day, which fell yesterday, is the 25th time
that the day is being observed. The awareness day was first established
by the World Health Organization, in 1988.
Thirty-four million people had HIV in 2011. The number has been
growing each year for a decade as what was once a terminal illness has
been transformed by drug treatment into a chronic disease.
"We have moved from despair to hope," said the executive director of
UNAids Michel Sidibe. "Now we need to do more."
- Agencies
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