India has called for dismantling barriers that obstruct universal access to treatment of the HIV/AIDS disease. Addressing the plenary of the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said, international community should remain highly engaged in this direction. He said the foremost requirement is to bridge the resource gap. It is essential that the international community continues to commit funds commensurate with the requirement for containing HIV/AIDS. Mr. Azad said, the presence of a large number of Heads of State and Governments, Health Ministers and other eminent leaders from around the globe is a clear endorsement of the need for this event. He said, India has been able to contain the epidemic with a prevalence of just 0.31 per cent. It has brought about a decline of 50 per cent in new infections annually. Mr. Azad said, over the last decade, there is evidence of stabilization of the epidemic with definite success in reversal in some parts of the country.