Kathmandu, Nov. 30 -- A total of 559 people died and 614 others tested positive for HIV in 2024, which indicated that the fight against the deadly diseases is still far from over despite measures taken for prevention and treatment.

Though data from the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control shows 76 percent decline in death from HIV compared to 2010 and 89 percent decline in the new infection rate compared to 2000, hundreds of people are still getting infected every year.

According to government estimates, 2,400 people had died from HIV in 2010, and 5,600 new cases of HIV were reported in 2000. In 2024, at least 37 children under 14 years of age tested HIV positive, down from 260 in 2010-an 86 percent decline.

Data from the centre sh...