India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries that accounted for more than 95 per cent of all new HIV infections in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2016. <br/><br/>According to a UN report, scales have tipped for the first time in the fight against AIDS as more than half of all people living with the HIV virus now have access to treatment. It also said, AIDS-related deaths have nearly halved since 2005. <br/><br/>The UNAIDS report said, in the Asia and the Pacific region, the majority of new infections are occurring in 10 countries led by India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietmnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. THe UN said, these 10 countries together accounted for more than 95 per cent of all new HIV infections in the region in 2016.<br/>'<br/>The report added that in India, a respondent-driven sampling survey across 26 cities found that knowledge of HIV status was 41 per cent among people living with HIV who inject drugs. Of those who knew their HIV status, only 52 per cent were accessing antiretroviral therapy and 83 per cent of those accessing treatment were virally suppressed.<br/><br/>The theme of the report is "Ending AIDS – Progress towards the 90-90-90 targets" aiming to accelerate progress so that by 2020, 90 per cent of all HIV-infected people know their status, 90 per cent of all HIV-diagnosed people are accessing antiretroviral therapy, ART, and 90 per cent of those taking ART are virally suppressed.