'Eliminate HIV transmission by 2018′

Posted on 01 December 2011


http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2011/12/01/eliminate-hiv-transmission-by-2018/67111


The National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has used World AIDS Day to call for Australia to commit to adopting new technology to fight HIV transmission, with the goal of eliminating transmission and new diagnoses before the end of the decade.

NAPWA president Robert Mitchell said 2011 marks a significant turning-point in the HIV epidemic.

"We now have compelling evidence that HIV treatments not only prolong lives but also reduces the chance of HIV transmission," he said.