Aids-related deaths 'down 21% from peak', says UNAids

Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest.

Globally, the number of new HIV infections in 2010 was 21% down on that peak, seen in 1997, according to UNAids 2011 report.

The organisation says both falls have been fuelled by a major expansion in access to treatment.

Its executive director, Michel Sidibe, said: "We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough."

He added: "Even in a very difficult financial crisis, countries are delivering results in the Aids response.     Full Read