… that “an AIDS-free generation is possible.” Armed with growing evidence supporting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a.k.a. “treatment as prevention”, President Obama yesterday made this statement and pledged increased support along the way, setting a new target of helping 6 million people get treatment by the end of 2013, upping the current number by 2 million.
Raising awareness and hope for HIV/AIDS in Uganda
There is good reason to believe. On December 1, world leaders and organizations marked World AIDS Day, which was themed “Getting to Zero” (in-line with the UNAIDS strategy). Thirty years into the epidemic, over 65 million people have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), over 30 million have died, and there are currently 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide as Jennifer Weinberg recaps in the Global Pulse Journal Blog. Among major milestones, the overall continued decrease in rate of new infections, deaths, and ART cost are paramount (see the UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report 2011 for more details – PDF).
