Development assistance for HIV/Aids is stagnating and health resources in many low-income countries were expected to plateau over the next 15 years. HIV/Aids infection rates globally have failed to significantly decline in 10 years, with cases in over 70 countries actually increasing, reveals new research co-authored by Australian and New Zealand scientists. Yet, most countries were still far from achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target of 81 per cent by 2020. But the findings, from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, also show the number of annual HIV/Aids-related deaths are steadily dropping due to better management of the disease. The findings come from a comprehensive new analysis of HIV incidence, prevalence, deaths and coverage of at the global, regional, and national level for 195 countries between 1980 and 2015.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 19, 2016 10:52 UTC