Over 300 children die everyday from AIDS-related causes: UNICEF
5 years, 1 month ago

Over 300 children die everyday from AIDS-related causes: UNICEF

India Today  

Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by the UN International Children's Emergency Fund on Tuesday. Low access to antiretroviral treatment, in addition to limited prevention efforts, is a leading cause for these deaths, with only 54 percent of children aged 0-14 living with HIV in 2018 - or 7,90,000 children - receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, the Xinhua news agency reported. Regional disparities in access to treatment Data shows deep regional disparities in access to treatment among children living with HIV. In 2018, around 160,000 children aged 0-9 were newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of children in this age group living with HIV to 1.1 million.

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UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday. While advances are being made to end the global AIDS pandemic, the report said …

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding

Associated Press  

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. AP AUDIO: US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on new rules for moms with HIV. The guidance weighed …

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone died
1 year, 2 months ago

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone died

Hindustan Times  

UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday. UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute …

HIV treatment still undermined by stigma
1 year, 11 months ago

HIV treatment still undermined by stigma

Hindustan Times  

An HIV diagnosis doesn't carry the death sentence it once brought. "People don't want to get tested and don't want to go to the treatment center if they are going to be stigmatized and then afterwards, discriminated against,” said Josip Begovac, a physician who specializes in treating HIV in Croatia. Access to treatment, but lost home and work Herbary Cheung, …

Infographic: World AIDS Day 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

Infographic: World AIDS Day 2022

Al Jazeera  

Around the world, every week about 4,900 young women aged between 15 and 24 become infected with HIV. According to UNAIDS, in 2021, some 1.5 million people became newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of people living with HIV to 38.4 million. HIV infections by age and gender According to the UNAIDS report, Dangerous inequalities: World AIDS Day …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
2 years, 10 months ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

Why do African children lack HIV treatment?
3 years, 5 months ago

Why do African children lack HIV treatment?

The Hindu  

On the African continent, many children are left behind when it comes to HIV treatment: If untreated, around fifty per cent of children living with HIV die before they reach their second birthday - this is the bleak outlook of a new UNAIDS report published in July. The reductions in treatment numbers among children also occurred in some countries because …

World AIDS Day 2020: All you need to know about virus that infected over 1.7 million people in 2019
4 years, 1 month ago

World AIDS Day 2020: All you need to know about virus that infected over 1.7 million people in 2019

Firstpost  

AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a life-threatening condition that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, which attacks a person’s immune system and makes them susceptible to other diseases World AIDS Day is observed every year on 1 December to bring attention to the HIV, make people aware people about the virus and speak out against the stigma associated …

Every 100 Seconds, a Child or a Youth is Infected with HIV: UNICEF
4 years, 1 month ago

Every 100 Seconds, a Child or a Youth is Infected with HIV: UNICEF

The Quint  

Health facility deliveries and maternal treatment were also reported to have reduced by 20 to 60 per cent, maternal HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation by 25 to 50 per cent, and infant testing services by approximately 10 percent. Though the easing of control measures and the strategic targeting of children and pregnant mothers have successfully led to a rebound …

A Lost Generation: UNICEF Report Reveals COVID-19 Toll on Children's Health and Education
4 years, 1 month ago

A Lost Generation: UNICEF Report Reveals COVID-19 Toll on Children's Health and Education

News 18  

It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and while we count the massive death toll and economic losses, what is going unnoticed by most governments across the world is the disruption that this pandemic has caused in the lives of children and young adults. It was released ahead of World Children’s Day and is titled ‘Averting a …

UN: Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS deaths could double due to COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

UN: Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS deaths could double due to COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

More than 500,000 could die if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers is disrupted during pandemic, UN says. The number of deaths from AIDS-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers is disrupted during the coronavirus crisis, the United Nations has said. Modelling conducted for the agencies said a six-month disruption in …

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa
5 years, 1 month ago

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS has no cure. In Uganda and neighboring Kenya, countries with two of the world’s highest AIDS rates, campaigners point to lower-than-satisfactory HIV testing rates among adult men, early sexual experiences among many adolescents, inadequate knowledge of HIV and reproductive health and even what UNAIDS calls “a crippling fear of buying condoms” among many Ugandans. Now Ugandan …

Build homes for HIV-positive kids: Dr H V T Swamy,
6 years, 1 month ago

Build homes for HIV-positive kids: Dr H V T Swamy,

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: Doctors and volunteers working with the HIV positive have called for the establishment of government homes for the care of HIV positive children, who have lost their parents to the disease. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on the eve of World AIDS Day, Dr H V T Swamy, who has been treating HIV patients free of cost for the past …

India has highest number of children and adolescents living with HIV in South Asia: UNICEF report
6 years, 1 month ago

India has highest number of children and adolescents living with HIV in South Asia: UNICEF report

The Hindu  

An estimated 120,000 children and adolescents aged 0-19 were living with HIV in India in 2017, the highest number in South Asia, according a report by UNICEF which warned that around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day globally by 2030 if progress in preventing transmission is not accelerated. The report noted that South Asia has made substantial …

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