Assembly’s 193 member nations commit to efforts such as reducing annual new HIV infections, annual AIDS-related deaths<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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WEDNESDAY, June 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A declaration calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030 was approved by the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, which pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress against AIDS.<\/p>\n
Under the declaration, the assembly’s 193 member nations commit to efforts such as reducing annual new HIV infections to less than 370,000 and annual AIDS-related deaths to less than 250,000 by 2025, eliminating all forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination, and pushing hard for an HIV vaccine and a cure for AIDS, the Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n If there is not a large boost in resources and coverage for those vulnerable and infected, “we will not end the AIDS epidemic by 2030,” according to the assembly. It noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused setbacks in fighting AIDS by “widening fault lines within a deeply unequal world and exposing the dangers of under-investment in public health, health systems, and other essential public services for all and pandemic preparedness.”<\/p>\n