Australia fact of the day

Health officials have “virtually” eliminated HIV transmission in parts of Sydney that were once the centre of the Australian Aids epidemic, raising hopes of conquering a disease that has killed more than 40mn people.

HIV diagnoses in inner Sydney plunged 88 per cent from the 2008-12 average to just 11 cases last year, a decline on a scale never before recorded in a former Aids hotspot.

The results add to evidence that existing prevention strategies, including testing and pre-exposure drugs, are highly effective when implemented correctly.

“Rapid progress towards ending Aids is possible. If trends continue, several countries in several global regions will reach the [UN] goal of a 90 per cent HIV incidence reduction by 2030,” researchers said.

Here is the full FT story.  As I have been saying people, you are living in a new age of biomedical miracles.