United Nations Iran - The UN agency leading the global effort to end AIDS, said on Tuesday that a new case of a patient who has been functionally cured of HIV infection, is greatly encouraging, but there is still a long way to go before the illness can be eradicated. The male patient, who was being treated for lymphatic cancer at a London hospital ...

A new report unveiled by UNAIDS in Geneva today shows that people who find out their HIV-positive status will seek life-saving treatment. The UNAIDS Gap Report exposes that, in sub-Saharan Africa, almost 90% of people who tested positive for HIV went on to access antiretroviral therapy (ART). Research shows that in sub-Saharan Africa, 76% of people ...

Tehran, Nov 26, IRNA On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, November 25, 2013, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) called for an end to gender-based violence. Gender based violence is a serious violation of human rights and increases the risk of HIV infection. Recent research has ...

Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations General Assembly to review progress towards the Millennium Development Goalsa new report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows dramatic acceleration towards reaching 2015 global targets on HIV. New HIV infections among adults and children were ...