2023-07-24 15:42:36
A neighborhood in central Sydney, Australia, saw new HIV infections among gay men fall by 88% between 2010 and 2022. The findings might make the area the first known site in the world where the virus is no longer circulating, researchers said on Monday. The situation is all the more notable as this district, “Inner Sydney”, was once an epicenter of the epidemic in the country.
During the year 2022, only 11 new contaminations were listed there, which epidemiologist Andrew Grulich called “an extraordinarily low number”. Gay men living in this area represent the majority of HIV patients in the city. “I don’t think any place has achieved a similar drop of almost 90%,” commented the specialist.
The year 2030 in focus
UNAIDS, the United Nations program to fight once morest HIV, has set itself the goal of ensuring that the disease is no longer a global threat by 2030. The goal to be achieved is precisely a 90% reduction in the number of contaminations. “We’re almost there,” said Andrew Grulich, as the figures mentioned are eight years ahead of the target schedule.
“HIV can only be eradicated if we have a vaccine and a treatment”, however explained the expert during the scientific conference on HIV of the International AIDS Society organized in Brisbane (Australia) between this Sunday and this Wednesday. Suburbs far from central Sydney have seen a drop in HIV cases of just 31% between 2010 and 2022.
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