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The changing face of HIV

Kobler Clinic, St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK

• Approximately 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.
  
• 15 000 new infections are estimated to occur each day.
  
• In the West there is little evidence that the number of new HIV infections in at-risk groups is in decline.
  
• A combination of antibiotic prophylaxis and HAART has had a revolutionary impact upon the management of HIV disease in the West.
  
• There has been no reduction in the incidence of AIDS-related tumours.
  
• Drug toxicity is a major concern.
  
• The best hope for controlling HIV disease is with an effective vaccine, an area of intense research.
  
• 85% of HIV infected persons do not have access to effective therapy.
  

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