B esides, the United Nations actively works towards raising funds so that the maximum number of people can be treated for this. Also, there are some programs in place that need to be implemented to prevent AIDS. This is also taken care of by the UN. As a result of their efforts, in 2012, the death toll came down to 1.6 million.
South African boys from a rural area in the KwaZulu Natal province are briefed by a health worker from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) before undergoing medical circumcision as a form of HIV prevention on November 8, 2014, in the Mbongolwane district. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there were some 35 million people around the world living with HIV by the end of 2013, with some 2.1 million new infections during the course of that year. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, with almost 70 percent of new infections. AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)