evidence: In 2007, Timothy Brown, the so-called first Berlin patient, was the first person to be considered cured of HIV. He underwent a stem cell transplant to treat leukaemia from a donor carrying a rare genetic mutation CCR5-delta 32, which is known to provide genetic resistance to HIV – making his reconstituted immune cells (CD4 cells) unable to be infected with HIV. [...] "The second Berlin patient confirms that we are moving in the right direction, but we have to support more research before long-term HIV remission or HIV cure becomes a reality for people living with HIV," said Dr Meg Doherty, Director of WHO Global HIV, Hepatitis and STI Programmes. "While we are very excited about this next case of potential HIV cure, we recognize that to achieve the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the global HIV response must continue to promote HIV testing, expand effective ART coverage, and focus on reaching the people most affected and at greatest risk."