UK meets UN target in drive to end HIV epidemic

More than 90% of cases are diagnosed, on treatment and virally suppressed, Public Health England says

The UK has hit a significant UN target on the way to ending the HIV epidemic by succeeding in diagnosing and effectively treating more than 90% of people with the virus.

Public Health England said there were an estimated 102,000 people with HIV in the UK last year, of whom 8% – 8,200 – were believed to be unaware of their infection.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Rkzvov

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