World UN reports progress in fight against HIV/AIDS- Aljazeera

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A new report released by the UNAIDS says that efforts to stem the growth of HIV/AIDS across the planet has seen "accelerated progress", despite evidence that the pandemic was still growing unevenly across the globe.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Wednesday that improved access to treatment was saving more lives, and fewer incidences of new infections were being reported, but urgent intervention was still needed in certain parts of the globe to eradicate the pandemic.

The report, titled Location, Location argues that the next stage in addressing the global pandemic ought to focus on specific locations and key populations at a higher risk of HIV exposure. Furthermore, that improved national or international trends had the danger of masking areas in need of urgent intervention.

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