Ending AIDS By 2030 Is ‘Realistic’, Says United Nations
The United Nations (UN) has stated that ending AIDS epidemic by the year 2030 may be ‘realistic’.
The UN is pointing to the successful introduction of drugs to combat HIV/AIDS across the last 15 years. They now point to better services for those affected by the AIDS epidemic as reasons for ending the spread of the disease.
The organisation points to enabling everyone in the world access to prevention services. The treatment and support of those with HIV/AIDS are other pillars to combat the disease.
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“Ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 is ambitious, but realistic, as the history of the past 15 years has shown,” Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General said.
Investment in combating the AIDS epidemic has also increased massively. In the year 2001 there was KSh 500 billion in investment, now there is KSh 2.2 trillion. More than 15 million people are now receiving treatment with anti-retro viral drugs in 2015, up from 700,000 in the year 2000.
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One of the key points of contention outlined by the UN is insuring that big pharmaceutical companies do not retain control of the drugs meant to combat HIV/AIDS, reports Reuters.
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