Elton John AIDS Foundation Stands beside HIV Patients in Battle against the

“Now, as of the end of October in Pinellas-that’s 103 AIDS cases and 274 HIV”. Maximizing these tools requires working together to confront and overcome the challenges that remain. “According to International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) Guidelines 2015, an estimated 50 per cent of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally are unaware of their status”.

He said: “There is the need to show support to those living with AIDS; today gives us the opportunity to identify with the people living with the disease”. The path forward is clearer than ever, and the time to act is now.

December 1st marks World AIDS Day and this year’s theme is “AIDS Will Lose”. While many scientific advances have been made in the treatment of HIV, some people are reluctant to get tested due to the stigmas still attached to the disease.

New York state will dedicate $200 million more to its $2.5 billion effort, while New York City will allocate an extra $23 million a year for AIDS prevention and health care programs. The high-risk group was defined as people who had unprotected anal sex with two or more different partners within a six-month period. The Government of Pakistan is providing free of cost treatment to 7000 HIV patients in 21 treatment centres across the country.

He also told 22News that over the last 20 years research and development of certain medications has allowed people better manage and live with HIV, but there is still no cure. ‘Let us also recognize researchers, providers, and advocates, who work each day on behalf of people living with HIV, and in honor of the precious lives we have lost to HIV.

“AIDS has always been a thing in the forefront”, said new volunteer Susan Jones with AIDS Moncton.

He said it is frustrating to see a much younger generation getting infected with the virus when it is 100 percent preventable.