While the Middle East and North Africa is one of only three regions where the number of new HIV cases is increasing, it also has the lowest rate of HIV treatment coverage in the world. The world has come a long way since the peak of the HIV/Aids epidemic – which has so far claimed more than 40 million lives in 1996. Although the Middle East and North Africa region has the lowest HIV burden in the world, the number of new infections increased by 33% in that same period. What do you think could b the main issue behind the new numbers ?

