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Written By: Kinkini Gupta | Updated : November 26, 2024 6:27 PM IST
HIV Cases And Deaths Decline As Global Progress Accelerates In Fighting The Epidemic; Lancet Report
A new study published by the Lancet HIV Journal highlighted a significant reduction in the deaths and cases pertaining to HIV across the world. As per the study, the infections reduce by one-fifth during the 2010s. However, health experts do warn that this epidemic is still far from being wiped out entirely from the globe.
The study also stated that the deaths that are related to HIV but are typically caused by other diseases and happens during the late4 stages of AIDs also reduce by about 40 percent. It reduced to below a million in one year, as per Lancet.
This global epidemic hits certain areas of the world the hardest such as in the sub-Saharan Africa. There have been a significant improvement in the rates of deaths and cases in this regions, said the study.
But, the infection rates have not reduced everywhere. For instance, regions like Eastern Europe and the Middle East witnessed a rise in infections. Researchers state that more than a million people get infected with a new HIV infection every year. Out of the 40 million people that are living with HIV, at least a quarter of the people do not receive treatment.
The United Nations had set a target regarding the elimination of this epidemic with an aim to take up efforts to eradicate AIDS-related death by 2030. But looking at the current progress rate, this target is far from being achievable. As remarkable as this progress is, this epidemic is still at large. One of the4 reasons cited was because of the lack of a specific vaccine. Vaccine for HIV still remains elusive. Patients who have been successfully cured of HIV have endured the brutal method of stem cell transplant for their leukaemia. This unfortunately is not an option for people living with HIV.
