Denmark may be the first country to fully cure the HIV virus

Experts say the elimination of HIV virus is at our fingertips thanks to the "cure to prevent" approach.

Around 35 million people worldwide are infected with this virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Joint Program on HIV / AIDS say they plan to use new treatments to eliminate the global HIV epidemic.

WHO experts say that this goal can only be achieved when the infection rate is reduced to less than 1 in 1000 per year.

When reviewing medical records in Denmark, they found that the "treatment to prevent" approach helped bring the HIV epidemic closer to the time of full payment.

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This study shows that in 2013 Denmark had only 1.4 new HIV infections in 1000 people, and most of them were among the gay men who have unprotected sex with one another - at risk The highest infection in this country.

Professor Sally Blower, author of the study and director of the Biotechnology Modeling Center, said: "Denmark has done what no other country in the world can do. They are almost kind. abandon the HIV epidemic in my country, and do it only by providing serious treatment ".

However, treatment programs in Denmark are also very special.

Justin Okano, head of the study, said: "The treatment helps people get less infected. In Denmark, 98% of patients take adequate HIV medicines, which is why treatment Unfortunately, in other countries, this rate is very low. "

This result is based on a complex statistical analysis process from a continuous project of the number of people living with HIV in Denmark, starting in 1995.

With the above study, the researchers identified the number of gay men in Denmark having sex with each other, and the number of people infected with HIV each year between 1995 and 2013.

They found that the number of infections began to decline since 1996, when effective HIV treatments were applied in Denmark.
They then assessed the correlation between the number of HIV cases each year decreased with the number of people starting treatment increased, and they found that they were closely related.

Dr. Laurence Palk, co-author of the study, said: "The results show that slow, stable, and preventive treatments have begun to work in the payment of HIV epidemic in Denmark. ".

According to researchers' calculations, by 2013 when the pandemic was about to be excluded, only about 600 gay men in Denmark had sex with each other and were infected with HIV but had not been examined and treated.

HIV-infected people in Denmark take adequate HIV medicines, which is why treatment is effective.

Palk said: "Now when the number is very low, it will be easy to implement a social media campaign to convince these patients to see. If they accept treatment, the pandemic will be cleared. math ".

The success of Denmark has many causes, including the country's overall health system and the policy of free treatment for people infected with HIV.

Experts say that for the "treatment to prevent" method to wipe out HIV worldwide, every country needs to learn Danish treatment programs.

"Even in rich countries, this requires a lot of effort and money. The goal of eliminating HIV only by serious treatment seems ambitious, but Denmark has shown us - at least in rich countries - that can be done. "