AIDS in India declined 20 percent says UN

  • 7 years ago
India has been able to achieve a more than 20 percent decline in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, reversing the spread of the virus,according to a UN report that says the world is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The number of new HIV infections in Asia and the Pacific rose by 3 per cent between 2010 and 2014. China, India and Indonesia account for 78 per cent of new HIV infections in the region in 2014. India also reported an increase in domestic spending on AIDS from 73 million dollars in 2010 to 164 million dollars in 2014. The report also noted some "failures" in the fight to eliminate AIDS.

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