Africa's progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS [The Morning Call]

<p>The Joint United Nations Programme on <span class="caps">HIV</span>/AIDS (<span class="caps">UNAIDS</span>) is calling for greater urgency and more funding in the fight against <span class="caps">HIV</span> and <span class="caps">AIDS</span>. </p> <p>In it’s annual report published on Tuesday on the global response against the disease. It acknowledged that <span class="caps">HIV</span>-related deaths in 2018 fell to around 770,000 compared to 2010 which recorded 1.2 million deaths. </p> <p>But what is the case in Africa, the most affected continent? <span class="caps">AIDS</span>-related deaths have considerably dropped this decade due to the steady progress made especially in most eastern and southern Africa. The regions recorded a 16% decline since 2010, though the report warns there is still a long way to go. </p> <p>North Africa on the other hand has seen the death toll rise by 9 percent since 2010.</p>