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HIV infection rate drops in Zambia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe
He said African leaders should realize that criminalizing homosexuality works against efforts to fight the pandemic hence the need to reform laws on sexuality.
Mr Sidibe, who is also UNAIDS Executive Director, also said that there is need for countries to increase their allocation of money in their respective national budgets so that the fight against the disease can be enhanced.
According to the report, HIV prevalence among Zambian males reduced more than women but this is the opposite picture in countries such as South Africa and Lesotho were the prevalence rate among women dropped more than that of men.
The report has also noted that universal access to treatment among HIV and AIDS patients in Zambia has been achieved by coverage levels of between 70 and 80 percent.
The UN projects that if current efforts are increased in the fight against HIV and AIDS, infections will reduce by eight million and a further seven million deaths will be averted.
The global body estimates that at the end of last year, 34 million people were living with HIV worldwide and one point eight million people died of the disease in the same year.
