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UN announces turnaround 40 percent fewer HIV death victims
One third fewer new infections
According to the United Nations, the United Nations has reached an important part of its Millennium Development Goals. According to the dpa news agency, the international community's fight against HIV has resulted in one-third fewer neonatal infections and around 40 percent fewer deaths. A UN report released on Tuesday said that thanks to global efforts since 2000, around 30 million people did not even get infected and eight million deaths were avoided. "The world has managed to stop and reverse the AIDS epidemic," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.
Significant decline in new HIV infections. Image: VadimGuzhva - fotolia End epidemic by 2030
Ban demanded that the next step should be the "ambitious but realistic" goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. According to the report of the UN program UNAIDS, funding for the fight against HIV will have to be increased from the current $ 22 billion over the next five years by about $ 8 to $ 12 billion a year. "The next five years will be crucial." According to the UN, US $ 187 billion has been invested in the fight against HIV for 200 people worldwide.
Less than half of the infected receive medication
As the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) writes, the UN project is indeed ambitious: in 2014, two million new people became infected with HIV. Currently, nearly 37 million people live with the virus. 15 million of them have access to medicines and thus good chances to survive for decades with their infection. "That's 15 million success stories," said UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé. He recalled the situation of 15 years ago: "AIDS was the disease of others; There were only therapies for the rich. "However, the number of 15 million therapies means that not even half of the infected people are being treated.
Balance sheet in Germany is more subdued
The recently announced balance sheet from Germany sounded much more restrained than the positive message of the UN. In this country, 3,525 new diagnoses were reported last year. According to Robert Koch Institute (RKI), this was an increase of seven percent compared to 2013. "A large proportion of them come from countries where HIV is particularly common," the German AIDS Aid had said. Most of the time, therefore, the transfer took place in the country of origin. When the new data were published, it became apparent that the number of new diagnoses rose most in Berlin. In addition, it is problematic in Germany that apparently many women underestimate HIV. According to health experts, women are often unaware that they have been infected with HIV due to unspecific health problems such as fever, fatigue and malaise. (Ad)