"AIDS in numbers":
New figures confirm global progress
Remarkable progress has been made over the last decade—yet significant challenges remain. This is the conclusion UNAIDS draws from the latest statistics over the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Their new report “AIDS by the numbers” says that there has been a reduction of 33% in new HIV infections since 2001.
The new UNAIDS reports is, as the title clearly indicates, a collection of the latest statistics on the global HIV/AIDS situation. As such “AIDS by the numbers” is a very useful tools for all working in AIDS prevention or treatment programs. The report gives among others these facts:
-
33% decrease in new HIV infections since 2001
-
29% decrease in AIDS-related deaths (adults and children) since 2005
-
52% decrease in new HIV infections in children since 2001
-
40-fold increase in access to antiretroviral therapy 2002–2012
The new UNAIDS statistics are available in two version which can be accessed and downloaded here; an A5 8 pages brochure and a 12 pages A4 report.
More relevant information can be found here at the UNAIDS web site.
Here is an article about the links between alcohol and HIV/AIDS.
RELATED ARTICLES
- Public health advocates urge Global Fund to end Heineken partnership
- Integrating national policies on the harmful use of alcohol, gender-based violence and HIV
- Powerful reminders of the many real effects of alcohol consumption
- Alcohol policy will impact HIV/AIDS epidemic
- Alcohol and HIV/AIDS
- UNDP and WHO with a strong message on alcohol, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS
- Alcohol a risk factor behind many critical development issues
- New films on alcohol and masculinity
- Addressing alcohol problems for improved HIV/AIDS response
- Plastic sachets with liquor a public health problem in Tanzania
