UN declares AIDS killed 1 million in 2016
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 20 July 2017
- Modified Date: 11:25 | 20 July 2017
AIDS claimed a million lives in 2016, almost half the 2005 toll that marked the peak of the deadly epidemic, a UN report said Thursday proclaiming "the scales have tipped".
Not only are new HIV infections and deaths declining, but more people than ever are on life-saving treatment, according to data published ahead of an AIDS science conference opening in Paris on Sunday.
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