There definitely has been a major breakthrough in the treatment of AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The increase in the awareness linked to the disease has also helped in limiting the spread of the disease. Unfortunately, despite global attempts to control the incidence of AIDS, the human race has not obtained much respite from this fatal illness.

While the statistics of 1990 highlighted 8 million people affected with AIDS all over the world, this number has risen to 33 million today. Out of all the communities, people in the sub-Saharan Africa belt top the charts at roughly 67 percent of the total population affected with the disease across the globe. Since the year 1981, AIDS has engulfed approximately 25 million lives.

The most recent records depicting the world statistics of HIV and AIDS furnished by UNAIDS in November 2009 illustrate a total of 33.4 million people living with the infection. Out of these, the adults amount to 31.4 million and children to 2.1 million. An approximate number of 15.7 million stand to be women in the total estimate. The new cases of HIV reported in 2008 were 2.7 million, of which 0.43 million were children. The fatality score of the disease in 2008 stood at 2 million, which included 0.28 million children as well. This deadly disease has led to the existence of 14 million AIDS orphans in Africa, where the disease is most widespread. There are many health organizations that are actively involved in providing medical aid to the victims of HIV and AIDS. However, the effort is falling short in many sectors especially in the developing countries. Records show that there is necessity of life saving drugs to provide relief to about 9.5 million people in developing and transitional countries but unfortunately only 4 million have been lucky enough to obtain the treatment. The task of saving the world from AIDS still lies incomplete with miles to go.

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