The Cure for HIV | Scripps News Reports

Scripps News examines the fight against a virus that has killed millions of people around the world in the last generation.

We're closer to a cure for HIV than ever before. This half hour, Scripps News examines the fight against a virus that has killed millions of people around the world in the last generation.

In 2023 there were nearly 40 million people living with HIV. Some 30.7 million of them receive antiretroviral treatment. Despite recent advances in preventing infections, more than a million people are expected to become newly infected in 2024. More than 600,000 will die of HIV/AIDS.

But a handful of people have now been cured, thanks to recent breakthroughs in treatment.

We speak with experts who first identified HIV/AIDS about the progress in countering the disease. We investigate new therapies that exploit the HIV-resistant genetics of donated stem cells, or prevent HIV infections in the first place. And we hold heartfelt conversations with HIV survivors who are growing their own healthy families and engaging with the community to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

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[danm]

Thanks to all the doctors and researchers who work on this problem every day.

[TamaraPalumbo-nuxp]

Dont have it but i pray for those who do get healed

[matovicmmilan]

I can't help but feel that the progress has been incredibly slow for the 43 years since 1981. It took full 15 years to come up with a relatively stable treatment in 1996, too late for many.

[zoramparadise]

Millions of people are waiting for an anxious cure.

[DanielRaphael-zu]

I Pray everyday for researchers and believers for the LORD to help them get cure and rescue the people

[alexkanyesigye]

I had lost my parents and siblings in early 90s, leaving me when i was still a toddler, it will be agood news to me to hear that the solution for it is achieved when am still alive.

[saintlitt]

I already put myself in remission and made my viral load drop 75% cannot wait for my next blood work because I fully know and believe I can cure myself! I’ll keep yall updated.

[JulioDrewBlair]

Content like this is impossible and necessary. Thanks for sharing.

[kristianevans]

Incredible news!! I know in the UK PrEP is given to anyone who asks for it and the actual treatment post-infection has come on leaps and bounds

[mqungebengobese]

I reckon the cure has been around for a long long time. Only available for the select few.

[patrickprus]

Absolutely amazing, such a progress. Now we still need s cure for cancer!!

[weijieai]

Always nice to hear hopeful news of a cure, but will it, for real? It’s always ‘closer to a cure’ as a victim of this illness because of very bad people deliberately spreading it to me, I and many people really wish to hear ‘here is the cure’ instead of ‘closer to a cure’ again and again, it keeps us hopeful, yes, but wait is painful and hopes just keep getting dashed 😢

[goMANgo]

How about you report when you actually have a cure?

[aaironparker]

I pray the day the CURE comes out. It would make Greater change for society.

[deborahweaver]

Very pleased I met you and heard your story. Hopefully this interview will make people more aware.

[jorgevillaran]

Always closer than ever but never get in to it... I've been hearing the same since 2012 😂😂😂 the day I hear that THERE'S A CURE then I will consider it good news.

[michaelkorvak]

Already multiple cures, they have just been supressed

[lesegomedupe]

They’re making comfortable money with ART/ARV …. It’s treated like cancer

[coolkidintheblock]

I wish they find a cure for this, so that they can help people with it man, I’ve seen what it did, to a kid that was born with it, in the city that I used to live in and it was really sad seeing him like that, he was a really good kid and very very respectful, just sad man

[yosiefghebre]

With all the advancement of knowledge and technology its too slow, the people has lost trust in the institutions .