AIDS figure in 2013

1.6 million deaths, over 2 million new infections, 16 million patients who urgently need treatment; this is the AIDS situation in 2013. This is an illness we have been able to treat for over 15 years now but which still kills 5,000 people a day. We know how to reduce the spread of this disease but because of insufficient investment, it is actually increasing.    Since 2010 we have known that an AIDS-free world is possible. We know that treatment saves lives and drastically reduces the spread of the virus. If testing and treatment were universally available, mortality would drop significantly in just a few years and the epidemic could be stopped by 2050.   (This article is quoted from: http://www.aides.org)...read more »