It is December again and another World AIDS Day but with a new theme "Getting to Zero"1. This slogan, to be used until 2015, is expected to project the vision of the Joint United Nations'Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) of achieving "Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths underscoring the need to sustain and push forward the progress achieved over the last decade. This year also marks 30 and 25 years since first AIDS report from the world and India respectively. It is perhaps time to reflect over where we have reached in addressing the twin failures - lack of universal access and continued denial of the fundamental right to health for people living wilhf HIV/AIDS (PLHA).
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