I plan to do my project on the ongoing AIDS epidemic going on around the world, mainly in southern Africa. 2.7 million people were infected with HIV last year and the number of outbreaks has net changed in the past three years. At the end of last year there were 34 million people infected with HIV, Infections are down 27% in southern Africa but the disease is surging elsewhere. In eastern Europe and Asia the disease has jumped 250 percent in he past ten years mainly due to drug users sharing needles. UNAIDS is working for zero infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS related deaths. While this is an admirable goal it is overly optimistic and should be looked at as a goal for the future once a vaccine is discovered.
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