The United Nations wanted to eliminate AIDS by 2030. But the number of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths is rising in some parts of the world. Inequalities are the main reason for the lack of progress, said the United Nations Program to Combat AIDS (UNAIDS) under review for World AIDS Day, on 1 December.
38.4 million people worldwide are living with an HIV infection, in Austria there are around 9,000 infected people. 376 other people in Austria were infected with the virus last year. According to Aids Hilfe Wien, HIV is still a taboo in society.
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AIDS-Hilfe calls for more attention and sees an urgent need for action. There is no end in sight to the pandemic. Given the current trend, the agreed global targets could not be achieved, said UNAIDS.
By 2030, the goal is for 95% of infected people to know their HIV status. Of these, 95 percent are expected to receive therapy, and 95 percent of them are expected to achieve a drop in viral load below undetectable levels during antiviral therapy, making transmission of the virus much less likely.