President Obama is making various efforts to curtail the growing HIV/AIDS menace. For this various AIDS experts will gather at the White House today to launch the first national strategy.

The strategy is made to bring down new infections, spread awareness about the infections leading to more number of people going in for tests and treatment, and reduce disparities in access to care.

According to statistics from the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the USA, there are about 1.1 million people who are suffering from the HIV, and about 56,000 getting infected each year.

Despite this growing number, the report says that HIV is not considered as an urgent health concern.

The report says, "Unless we take bold actions we face a new era of rising infections, greater challenges in serving people living with HIV, and higher health care costs."

The strategy would strengthen HIV prevention efforts in communities that are hit hardest by the disease and to educate Americans about HIV.

The efforts were praised by Michael Saag of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, president of the HIV Medical Association, and said, "The aims were obtainable and pretty realistic."