there has been signifint mecal progress sin the start of the epidemic, and today people infected with hiv can lead normal, healthy lives. scientists still have not found a cure and not everyone has access to the cocktail of drugs needed to keep the disease in check. that is especially the case in developing countries and parts of eastern europe. there and in parts of africa and southeast asia, the rate of infection continues to rise. >> in south africa, an estimated 1000 people die every day from aids-relatediseases. many pple withiv have no access to medication, one of the main topics of the congress in vienna. >> right now, in terms of people who need therapy, probably less than one-third are getting access to therapy. they need that to benefit from this tremendous advance, which is changing a chevy. it is no longer a death sentence. >> but hiv is still spreading. africa has the highest rate of infection and the world, 2.4 million people. almost 4 milln people have the virus and southeast asia. in latin america, the figure is 2 million. the numbers are still relatively low in easter