According to data in the UNAIDS 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic there have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily affected countries. In Rwanda and Zimbabwe, changes in sexual behaviour have been followed by declines in the number of new HIV infections.
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2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic (zip 9.2 mb)
Executive summary: 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic
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Annex l: HIV and AIDS estimates and data, 2007 and 2001 (pdf)
Annex l: HIV and AIDS estimates and data, 2007 and 2001 (Excel, 160 kb)
Annex ll: Country Progress Indicators (pdf)
Annex ll: Country Progress Indicators (Excel, 545 kb)
Wall chart: A global view of HIV infection - Estimated adult HIV prevalence for countries in 2007 (jpg, 1.5 mb)
Core slides: Global summary of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, 2007 (ppt, 850k)
Full set of graphics from global report on country progress (ppt, 3m)
Press release
Substantial increases in HIV prevention efforts producing results, but not enough to turn back the epidemic (29 July 2008)