Among the most promising findings:
- 275,700 children now are receiving ARV treatment, up from 198,000 in 2007.
- In South Africa, which has more people living with HIV than any other nation, the number of people getting ARVs grew by half.
- The number of people tested for HIV more than doubled in dozens of countries
The report cited the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) as contributor to the response to HIV over the past several years, noting CHAI’s work to lower prices of ARVs.
But there remains much work left to do, and the global economic downturn has threatened the international community’s ability to sustain this momentum.
Despite the great progress in getting 1 million more people on treatment in 2008, 2.7 million people were newly infected and 5 million people who need ARV medicines are still not receiving it. What's more, half of all people living with HIV still do not know they are infected.
CHAI is proud of the progress that has been made, but continues to work to expand access to care and treatment, strengthen national health systems, and implement new solutions to overcome the challenges that still remain.
Read the full report: http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/tuapr_2009_en.pdf
Source: clintonfoundation.org