Nearly three million hiv-positive people now receiving life-saving drugs
But access to prevention and treatment still lacking for millions
Geneva, 2 June 2008 — The close of 2007 marks an important step in the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Nearly 3 million people are now receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and UNICEF
report launched today.