Hiv

A drug that has long been used to treat HIV is now going to one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS. A final decision for the approval by FDA is expected by June 15.

HIV is a world wide epidemic and has been responsible for millions of deaths all across the globe. Africa is one of the most severely hit regions, with Swaziland being one of the top most affected countries, with an HIV prevalence rate of 42.6%.

US President Barak Obama Now set a New Goal to fight against AIDS. He targeted to give treatment to 6 million people around the world by the year 2013.