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12 HIV Statistics That Will Change How You Think
1 year, 3 months ago

12 HIV Statistics That Will Change How You Think

Huff Post  

Illustration: Kim Salt for HuffPost; Photos: Getty In the last 10 years, new HIV diagnosis rates have declined, but the virus still infects tens of thousands of people every year in the U.S. Certain ideas probably come to mind when you hear the word HIV — like what groups of people are most impacted and how it’s spread. 30% of …

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Amsterdam reports "historic" drop in new HIV infections in 2022
1 year, 5 months ago

Amsterdam reports "historic" drop in new HIV infections in 2022

NL Times  

Very few new HIV infections were reported in Amsterdam last year. Based on figures from Aidsfonds-Soa Aids Nederland, as reported by NOS on Monday, it is estimated that in 2022, only nine people contracted HIV, in contrast to 66 infections in 2021. Since 2010, Amsterdam has seen a 95 percent decrease in new HIV infections. While a consistent decline in …

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New HIV infections are trending down in the US, especially among young gay men, CDC estimates
1 year, 9 months ago

New HIV infections are trending down in the US, especially among young gay men, CDC estimates

CNN  

CNN — New HIV infections in the United States have dropped in recent years, driven largely by decreases among young gay and bisexual men, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that there were about 32,000 new HIV infections in 2021, a 12% drop from 2017. Young White gay and …

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Infographic: World AIDS Day 2022
2 years, 3 months 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 …

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Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans — including gay and bisexual Black and Latino men, who his administration says are too often stigmatized even as they are disproportionately affected. The new strategy asserts that over generations “structural inequities have …

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UN calls for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030 as COVID-19 exacerbates medical inequalities
3 years, 9 months ago

UN calls for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030 as COVID-19 exacerbates medical inequalities

Firstpost  

The declaration commits the assembly’s 193 member nations to implement the 18-page document, including reducing annual new HIV infections to under 3,70,000 and annual AIDS-related deaths to under 2,50,000 by 2025. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a declaration Tuesday calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and …

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UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress
3 years, 9 months ago

UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress

The Hindu  

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a declaration Tuesday calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm” that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and pushed access to AIDS medicines, treatments and diagnosis further off track. It said the coronavirus pandemic has created setbacks in combating AIDS, “widening fault lines within a deeply unequal world and …

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UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress
3 years, 9 months ago

UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly …

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World AIDS Day | India must gear up to end HIV/AIDS by 2030: experts
4 years, 3 months ago

World AIDS Day | India must gear up to end HIV/AIDS by 2030: experts

The Hindu  

The theme of World AIDS Day, to be observed on December 1 is ‘Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: resilience and impact.’ The method to achieve this by 2030 is to ensure life-saving anti-retroviral therapy reaches all those who are infected and that all persons living with HIV know their status. “The 2020 global target is to achieve reduction in new HIV …

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Will America Let COVID-19 Become The Next HIV?
4 years, 7 months ago

Will America Let COVID-19 Become The Next HIV?

Huff Post  

isabella carapella ILLUSTRATION: ISABELLA CARAPELLA/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES COVID-19 is settling into the cracks of American inequality. “If you put a map of the HIV epidemic over a map of the worst coronavirus hotspots, they look almost identical,” said Jared Baeten, the vice dean of the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and an HIV epidemiologist for more than …

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Amsterdam aims to have 0 new HIV infections by 2026
4 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam aims to have 0 new HIV infections by 2026

NL Times  

The Amsterdam office of mayor and aldermen launched a new action plan with the goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections in the city to zero by 2026. Amsterdam's fight against HIV is already having effect, with preliminary figures for 2019 showing the first significant decrease in new infections in years, the office said in a press statement. …

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We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency
6 years, 3 months ago

We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In England rates of HIV have …

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AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds
6 years, 3 months ago

AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

Salon  

I mentioned to a friend, a gay man nearing 60, that World AIDS Day, which has been observed on Dec. 1 since 1988, was almost upon us. Given that the vast majority of new HIV infections are sexually transmitted and that condoms have played a decisive role in the global control of HIV transmission, ongoing condom availability and use will …

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In 2017, India had nearly 21.40 lakh people living with HIV, over two-fifths of them women, says NACO report
6 years, 5 months ago

In 2017, India had nearly 21.40 lakh people living with HIV, over two-fifths of them women, says NACO report

Firstpost  

India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. New Delhi: India had an estimated 21.40 lakh people living with HIV in 2017, with slightly more than two-fifth of them being women, the National AIDS Control Organisation said on Friday. …

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HIV infections reduce in India, increase in Pakistan: UN Report
6 years, 7 months ago

HIV infections reduce in India, increase in Pakistan: UN Report

India Today  

The scars of HIV infections are fading away from the Indian soil. Countries in Asia where HIV related cases have reduced: Cambodia India Myanmar Thailand Vietnam Countries in Asia where HIV-related cases are growing: Pakistan The Philippines The Joint UN Agency on AIDS report titled 'Miles to go closing gaps, breaking barriers, righting injustices' provides the figures for India: In …

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India, China and Pakistan among 10 countries accounting for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections
7 years, 7 months ago

India, China and Pakistan among 10 countries accounting for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections

Firstpost  

India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries that accounted for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections in Asia and Pacific region in 2016 United Nations: India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries that accounted for more than 95 percent of all new HIV infections in the Asia and the Pacific region in 2016, …

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Is the Kremlin fuelling Russia’s HIV/Aids epidemic?
8 years, 7 months ago

Is the Kremlin fuelling Russia’s HIV/Aids epidemic?

Al Jazeera  

Activists point to the Kremlin’s abandonment of internationally accepted prevention methods for the mounting crisis. UNAIDS has warned that Russia “is facing a large and growing HIV epidemic.” It’s one which has become ” irreversible in many ways,” Russia’s Federal Aids Centre has said. Russia accounted for 80 percent of new cases in 2015 in what consitutes as “the region’s …

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Aids 2016: All you need to know about key summit
8 years, 7 months ago

Aids 2016: All you need to know about key summit

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of health experts, politicians, activists and researchers converge in Durban to discuss global HIV response. Durban, South Africa – More than 18,000 delegates from around the world have descended on South Africa to attend the 21st International Aids conference and discuss the global HIV response. According to Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, co-chair of the International Aids Society’s Towards an HIV Cure …

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New HIV Infections Down by 20% in India: UN
9 years, 7 months ago

New HIV Infections Down by 20% in India: UN

The Quint  

The report noted that India “literally” changed the course of its national HIV epidemic through the use of strategic information that guided its focus to the locations and population approach. According to the report, India had among the highest new HIV infections in Asia Pacific in 2014 and the HIV prevention efforts need to be strengthened across the region. The …

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United Nations predicts HIV-AIDS could be eradicated in the Asia-Pacific within 15 years
11 years, 3 months ago

United Nations predicts HIV-AIDS could be eradicated in the Asia-Pacific within 15 years

ABC  

The United Nations says the "end of AIDS" in the Asia-Pacific is achievable within the next 15 years, but the organisation's regional special envoy has warned against complacency. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS reports the number of new HIV infections has increased in Central Asia by 13 per cent since 2006. The aging HIV-AIDS population With the "end …

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New HIV infections rose marginally between 2010-11: survey
13 years, 4 months ago

New HIV infections rose marginally between 2010-11: survey

The Hindu  

The number of new HIV infections in India increased marginally between 2010 and 2011, with Andhra Pradesh estimated to have the highest number of new infections in the 15-49 age group followed by Odisha, Jharkhand and Karnataka. The positive part of the finding is that the estimated number of new HIV infections has declined steadily over the past decade by …

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UN cites breakthrough against AIDS, aims for higher goals
13 years, 9 months ago

UN cites breakthrough against AIDS, aims for higher goals

The Hindu  

The United Nations claims significant progress against the global AIDS epidemic, which was first diagnosed in the United States 30 years ago on Sunday. “Thirty years ago when scientists first identified AIDS, it was mysterious, deadly and spreading,” UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro said in New York. “Now three decades on, more and more people have access to treatment, …

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UNAIDS calls for more investments in HIV prevention
13 years, 9 months ago

UNAIDS calls for more investments in HIV prevention

The Hindu  

Faced with an acute crunch of resources for investment in HIV/AIDS prevention, a latest U.N. report has said this was a matter of worry as “if the world did not invest now, we will have to pay several times more in the future.” According to a new report, AIDS at 30: Nations at the crossroads, released by the Joint United …

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AIDS: fewer people being infected, fewer people dying
14 years, 3 months ago

AIDS: fewer people being infected, fewer people dying

China Daily  

A new report from UNAIDS says significant progress is being made against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Strategy working Paul De Lay, UNAIDS deputy executive director, says, "This report clearly demonstrates that with confidence and conviction we have broken the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic. AIDS-related deaths have fallen by nearly 20 percent in the last five years," says De Lay, …

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