Listen to Story A new Lancet study has revealed significant global progress in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. The research highlighted a 20% drop in new HIV infections and a 40% decline in AIDS-related deaths during the 2010s. However, the 1.
3 million new HIV cases reported in 2023 are still more than three times higher than the level needed to meet the United Nations' goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the agency said. With over a million people still contract HIV each year, and nearly a quarter of the 40 million people living with HIV are still not receiving treatment. The sub-Saharan Africa, the region most affected by HIV, has seen the most substantial improvements.
However, in some regions, including Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the number of new infections has risen. With over a million people still contract HIV each year, and nearly a quarter of the 40 million people living with HIV are still not receiving treatment. (Photo: Getty Images) In September, India's Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel announced that the country's annual HIV infections had decreased by 44% since 2010.
India is currently in the fifth phase of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (2021-2026), fully funded by the government of India, to control the spread of HIV infections. PREVENTIVE TOOLS Preventative treatments like Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) have played a key role in reducing infections. Daily PrEP pills can lower the ris.
