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\"\"<\/a>United Nations agencies fighting HIV\/AIDS have lauded the results of a study that shows that if an HIV-positive person immediately starts appropriate treatment of anti-retroviral drugs, the risk of transmitting the virus to an uninfected sexual partner is nearly entirely eliminated.<\/p>\n

The international trial, conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network, tracked more than 1,700 couples across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States and found that the risk of infection fell by 96 per cent.<\/p>\n

The trial, conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network, tracked more than 1,700 couples across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States and found that the risk of infection fell by 96 per cent.<\/p>\n

A statement from the UN Information Centre in Accra on Friday said the reduction in risk was so large that the trial was stopped some three to four years ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis breakthrough is a serious game changer,\u201d said Michel Sidib\u00e9, the Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS).<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cNow we need to make sure that couples have the option to choose treatment for prevention and have access to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, (WHO) described the results of the study as \u201ca crucial development, because we know that sexual transmission accounts for about 80 per cent of all new infections\u201d.<\/p>\n

UNAIDS said it would convene a meeting with other key organizations tackling the scourge of AIDS to discuss the trial and its implications for the response to the disease.<\/p>\n

In July, WHO is also releasing new guidance to assist HIV-positive people to protect their partners.<\/p>\n

The two agencies stressed the need for couples to make evidence-based decisions on which combination of HIV prevention options was best for them, and that anti-retroviral therapy serve as one of the options made available.<\/p>\n

The statement said: \u201cNo single method is fully protective against HIV,\u201d the agencies said in a joint press statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTreatment for prevention (anti-retroviral therapy) needs to be used in combination with other HIV prevention options. These include correct and consistent use of male and female condoms, waiting longer before having sex for the first time, having fewer partners, male circumcision, and avoiding penetrative sex.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: GNA<\/p>\n\n

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