How close do these gains bring nations to the universal access to treatment goal?
A. At the end of 2007, 21 low- and middle income countries provided treatment to more than 50% of those in need. Of these, 9 reached a coverage of at least 75% (Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Georgia, Lao People Democratic Republic, Namibia). Most, however, remain far from the goal, despite significant improvements in many areas. Nearly one million more people were receiving antiretroviral therapy at the end of 2007, as compared to 2006. That same year, however, 2.5 million people were newly infected with HIV.
