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HIV reporting under fire>> NATIONAL
ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY
A United Nations report has...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
Est.
1979
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1152 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 30 November 2012starobserver.
com.
au
HIV reporting under fire>> NATIONAL
ROBERT BURTON-BRADLEY
A United Nations report has strongly
criticised Australia’s HIV reporting
regimejustdaysbeforeWorldAIDSDay,
saying its failure to include certain data
jeopardises the global fight against the
disease.
The criticism follows a more than
eight percent national increase in new
HIV cases in Australia and a damning
report by leading HIV/AIDS groups
which found Australia’s response to
HIV had stalled and lacked political
leadership and investment.
The UNAIDS annual World AIDS Day
report found the overall world outlook
was positive with infections down by up
to 50 percent in low-income countries
and a 60 percent increase in people on
treatment, but said some countries like
Australia were failing to adequately
collect and declare vital data.
The report highlights three areas
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