AIDS (acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by HIV infection, but humanity has powerful means to prevent infection and treat infected patients, News.ro reports.

AIDS can be eradicated globally in just a few years by 2030 if governments show the political will to invest in prevention and treatment without discrimination, UNAIDS, a United Nations agency, said on Thursday. .

In 2022, an estimated 39 million people were living with HIV worldwide. Without treatment, HIV infection can develop into AIDS.

“We have a solution if we follow national leaders who have made the political decision to put people first and invest in evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment programs,” said a UNAIDS report cited by Reuters.

An effective measure in the fight against HIV is also the adoption of normative acts that prevent discrimination and involve public networks. Such solutions are necessary because in many countries HIV-infected people face discrimination and violence.

The greatest progress has been made by some countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, which have invested heavily in the fight against HIV, and the number of new infections has decreased by 57% compared to 2010.

In contrast, the number of new HIV infections increased in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

The lack of preventive services for marginalized sections of the population, barriers created by punitive legislation and social discrimination contributed to the increase in the number of infections in these regions.

Last year, 1.3 million people became infected with HIV and about 630,000 AIDS patients died.