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Report shows HIV in decline
by Ed Beavan
 Their stories: from “The House is Small but the Welcome is Big”, an exhibition at the UN South Gallery, New York, of photos by women and children whose lives are affected by HIV and AIDS. Cecilia opens her front door to enjoy some sunlight, taken by Inocencia
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THE global number of new HIV infections has gone down by 17 per cent in the past eight years, the report Outlook 2010, published by UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation, revealed this week. But the number of people living with HIV has increased by 20 per cent since 2000. Figures in the report, released in the week before World AIDS Day on 1 December, show that 33.4-million people are living with HIV across the globe. They also show a reduction of 15 per cent in the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Africa, and a reduction in new HIV infections in East Asia of nearly 25 per cent. The report estimates that 73,000 people in the UK are living with HIV — double the number in 2000. Veena O’Sullivan, the manager of Tearfund’s HIV unit, which is partner to 170 HIV/AIDS projects around the world, said that there was still a great deal to do in the battle against the epidemic. “It’s encouraging in a way, but when you have such big numbers it becomes meaningless. We still have a long way to go, and we have to commit to the long term. “We need antiretroviral drugs available everywhere, and to keep up the momentum, with the recession kicking in, remains a huge challenge.” Canon Gideon Byamugisha, from Uganda, believed to be the first ordained minister in Africa openly to declare his HIV status, was visiting the UK this week. He said that the problem of ignorance and stigma that surrounded the disease remained a problem, which meant that people often hesitated to go for an HIV test. “Those who are HIV positive meet suspicion, or are dismissed as people who have been unfaithful. Governments, churches, faith communities, and the private sector need to have a more deliberate focus on stigma and on forming a process to get rid of it.” St Matthew’s, Hayfield, in the diocese of Derby, has donated more than £10,000 to a project that works with children with HIV in northern Uganda. The project is run by the charity Global Care. |
 Their stories: a boy shows off acrobatics in the street, taken by André UNAIDS/VENICE ARTS |
 Their stories: boys take a break from the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, taken by Inocencia UNAIDS/VENICE ARTS |
