Australia is on the way to 'virtually eliminating' the spread of HIV Aids

HIV has claimed the lives of 33 million people worldwide and continues to be one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

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00:02 - Australia really has done incredibly well

00:15 in terms of controlling HIV right from the get-go.

00:18 And it was really a very multifactorial reason

00:23 in that right from the start of the HIV epidemic

00:27 in Australia, we had bipartisan support

00:30 at all levels of government to combat HIV.

00:33 (gentle music)

00:36 - Something that is just a matter of a few drugs

00:53 that are highly effective

00:54 and that can be used in any context.

00:57 But a cure that is not affordable

00:59 and available in all contexts isn't a real cure.

01:03 That's what I would say.

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