The HIV battle is not over, warns creator of It's a Sin

"UNAIDS, the UN's joint aids prevention programme, warned the global response to HIV has suffered its most significant setback in decades due to cuts in global funding. It warned a failure to reach the 2030 global HIV targets could result in an additional 3.3 million new HIV infections in the next five years. The World Health Organisation regards HIV as a "major global public health issue" and estimated it had claimed 44.1 million lives to date."

"Davies, 62, recalled a time when fear around the virus was front and centre of public consciousness, as deaths dominated the headlines. "I was 18 in 1981, so I kind of witnessed and stood back from and was horrified by the epidemic that ensued," said the Swansea-born screenwriter. Channel 4 He said he while he remembered "the heroes who stood up and made it count, and have fought", he was worried and angered by the misinformation and stigma that he believed still existed."

Russell T Davies warned that the fight to eradicate HIV is not over and expressed despair at misinformation and stigma. He said HIV denial is growing and becoming policy in some places, with false claims that HIV does not cause Aids spreading online. UNAIDS warned that the global HIV response has suffered its most significant setback in decades due to funding cuts and cautioned that missing 2030 targets could cause 3.3 million additional infections in five years. The World Health Organization classifies HIV as a major global public health issue and estimates 44.1 million lives lost. Davies recalled witnessing the 1981 epidemic and praised those who stood up and fought.

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