Last Sunday was marked as the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in the US and this anniversary has brought hope for new treatments for the deadly disease.

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are 33 million people suffering from HIV across the globe out of which, more than 1 million are in the United States.

UNAIDS said that more funds, smarter programmes and less wastage of the resources is urgently required to combat HIV/AIDS. UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon said that the number of people becoming infected and dying from HIV/AIDS has decreased in the past few years but resources required to sustain this progress have declined for the first time in 10 years.

UNAIDS has also said that most of the people dying from the disease are from poor or developing countries because they have less access to treatments and therapies, so there is an urgent need to encourage treatment, care and support in these countries.

In 2009, alone US contributed 3.165 billion dollars in AIDS support followed by Britain, with 658 million and the Netherlands with 389 million dollars.

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the main focus of the AIDS programs should be to eliminate new infections.