AIDS deaths are also now close to half of what they were in 2005, according to the UN AIDS agency, although those figures are based on estimates and not actual counts from countries. Read more:Renowned HIV/AIDS researcher saved millions of lives, funeral hears According to the report, about 19.5 million people with HIV were taking AIDS drugs in 2016, compared to 17.1 million the previous year. UNAIDS also said there were about 36.7 million people with HIV in 2016, up slightly from 36.1 million the year before. It also said five hard-hit African countries now provide lifelong AIDS drugs to 95 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women with the virus. “I don’t think we will ever eliminate AIDS, so it’s possible this will give people the wrong idea.”Read more about:

Source: thestar July 20, 2017 19:30 UTC