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HIV will disappear by 2030
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Last reviewed: 02.07.2025
HIV infection first appeared more than 30 years ago and began to spread rapidly across the planet, since then all efforts of scientists have been aimed at developing effective medicines against this disease. Victory over HIV and AIDS is one of the main goals for all mankind and the latest scientific achievements indicate that scientists are close to this.
At an international conference devoted to the discussion of HIV and AIDS issues, Michel Sidibé, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, said that by 2030 the HIV epidemic in the world will be over. According to Mr. Sidibé, it is now possible to say with confidence that one of the goals of the UN HIV/AIDS program envisages zero mortality rates among patients with HIV and AIDS, as well as the complete elimination of new cases of infection.
In his statement, Michel Sidibé noted that just a few years ago there was no hope for a cure for AIDS, patients were dying, hospitals were overcrowded, and doctors could not give hope to hopelessly ill people. However, by 2015, it was possible to come close to implementing the UN program and provide 15 million people with drugs. In addition, there have been changes in the scientific base regarding HIV infection - previously, all people infected with the immunodeficiency virus received about 18 drugs daily, but today the number of drugs has been reduced to just one tablet per day. But a special achievement, according to Sidibé, is the reduction in the cost of drugs for HIV and AIDS worldwide. Based on all this, it can be assumed that in the coming years the situation will change radically and scientists will be able to find a cure for HIV and stop the epidemic. Sidibé noted that it is most logical to expect victory over HIV by 2030.
By this time, the founder of the world-famous company "Microsoft" Bill Gates also expects the appearance of a cure for HIV. It is worth recalling that Gates does not spare millions of dollars for the development of drugs for this disease and generously finances research projects in this area. He and his wife founded a foundation that finances research into methods of combating not only HIV, but also other serious diseases that are currently considered incurable.
At a forum in Switzerland, Bill Gates gave a speech in which he talked about the technologies of the future. According to him, humanity will completely forget about this terrible disease in 15 years, since in the coming years scientists will develop effective drugs for the human immunodeficiency virus.
HIV was discovered in 1983 in two different laboratories – in France and the USA, the scientists published the results of their research in one of the scientific publications in May of the same year. The new retrovirus was successfully cultivated in T-lymphocytes and the scientists suggested that the virus could provoke the development of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Initially, French and American specialists gave different names to the discovered virus, and only after 3 years it became known that the viruses discovered in different laboratories were genetically identical and the new retrovirus was named HIV.
The virus is transmitted through the biological fluids of an infected person (blood, seminal fluid, sperm, breast milk, etc.) – through damaged mucous membranes or skin.
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