The momentum prevails and is contained in global AIDS

The momentum prevails and is contained in global AIDS
Geneva, November 29 (Xinhua) ' Reporter and king clear Liu Yang) Shortly before World AIDS Day December 1, planning to guide shellfishes in the west of Michel, executive director of administration in AIDS of the United Nations expresses when being interviewed by reporter of Xinhua News Agency, over the past 10 years, global AIDS prevail momentum contain, global to infect with the intersection of HIV and number and AIDS cause death the number drop by a wide margin while being newly-increased.

The west guide shellfish say among the 10 year, global to infect HIV's case, reduce by about 20% while being newly-increased; In the past 5 years, AIDS caused death the number of people was reduced by about 20% too.

He especially points out, African countries make the achievement in resisting AIDS in recent years. Though in the global person who carries HIV at present, over 2/3 are in Africa, but from 2001 to 2009, the HIV rate of African countries declined at various degreesly to the south of 22 the Sahara desert, prevail in countries such as most rampant Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe,etc. at AIDS of the whole world, infect the intersection of HIV and number, reduce by more than 1/4 while being newly-increased.

He says, 1,800,000 persons will die of AIDS in the whole world in 2009, plan to hope to make joint efforts with organizations such as World Health Organization,etc. in the administration in AIDS of the United Nations, realize the goal that the number of people of AIDS is reduced by half at the level at present to die of the whole world every year by 2015, make the numerical control of death people of AIDS within 900,000 people. In 2009, the whole world will increase 370,000 infant and pre-school children infected with HIV because of mother-to-baby transmission newly, the west guides shellfishes to hope by 2015, this figure can turn into zero.

Guide shellfishes to point out, 10 million persons who carries HIV are unable to be cured in the whole world at present in the west, he calls upon the governments of various countries not to reduce the fund input in AIDS prevention and control on the grounds of economic crisis, don't let the HIV-positive person lose the hope grown because of getting medicines and making a diagnosis and giving treatment.

The west guide shellfish praise China, South Africa emerging nation for increase, prevent from, end fund input and prevent the intersection of HIV and positive action of mother-to-baby transmission very much.

Plan the global AIDS state annual report that the administration announces newly according to AIDS of the United Nations, in 2009, 2,600,000 persons are infected with HIV in the whole world, 3,100,000 people peak value will be reduced by about 19% than 2001. By the end of 2009, the global HIV-positive's total number is 33,300,000 people, reduce 100,000 people compared with the previous year.

In order to improve people's understanding of AIDS, World Health Organization was determined as the World AIDS Day December 1 every year in 1988, call countries all over the world and international organization to hold the relevant activity on this day, propagate and popularize preventing general knowledge of AIDS.

The momentum prevails and is contained in global AIDS