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A new report by the UN AIDS organizations finds the global epidemic is ________, with ________ people newly infected with HIV last year. ________ is the hardest hit region in the world. Over ________ people have become infected and people are dying in large numbers. In Asia, more than ________ people became infected in 2003. Infections are also on the rise in other parts of the world. There is some positive news concerning the fight against the AIDS epidemic. There has been a big ________ in prevention programs and ________ commitments to the fight against the disease. Larger numbers of AIDS victims ________ to treatment. Nevertheless, the report says prevention programs are reaching fewer than _________ people who need them. Though global spending on AIDS has increased greatly, ________ the money is still lacking.