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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88552, member: 27"]
New HIV infections in the Caribbean are stuck at 15,000 a year, and shrinking donor cash is about to make a bad situation even worse.

Stubborn infection rates
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[*]About 15,000 new HIV cases pop up annually across the region.
[*]One in four of those infections hits people between 15 and 24.
[*]Frank Anthony said prevention efforts need to speed up immediately.
[*]He warned that cuts to prevention programs will cause serious setbacks.
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Funding is drying up
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[*]International support for HIV programs is starting to decline.
[*]Prevention services usually take the first hit when money gets tight.
[*]UNAIDS warned nearly 4 million extra infections could happen globally.
[*]Anthony pushed for stronger regional cooperation to secure sustainable cash.
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Game-changing meds on the horizon
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[*]Long-acting injectables like lenacapavir offer twice-yearly protection.
[*]The drugs could be affordable if access is handled right.
[*]Equitable access is critical to changing the epidemic’s trajectory.
[*]He said history will judge the region by results, not meeting minutes.
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Progress worth protecting
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[*]AIDS-related deaths dropped over 60% since 2010.
[*]That’s the steepest decline of any region in the world.
[*]Anthony credited sustained government investment in treatment.
[*]He gave a shout-out to frontline workers who stuck with it for decades.
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