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Status of the Global Epidemic


AIDS was first recognised in 1981 in the US

Genetic research indicates that HIV originated in Africa during the late 1800s and is thought to have arrivedinto the Western Hemisphere from Haiti in the late 1960s.


Since then the prevalence of AIDS has increaseddramatically...

33.4 million people are living with HIV worldwide

2.1 million are children under 15

There were 2.7 million new cases of HIV in 2008

2 million people died from HIV and AIDS in 2008


Since its initial recognition AIDS is believed to have killed

25 million people


Sub-Saharan Africa22 million

Asia5 million

People living with HIV around the world

Latin America1.7 million

Middle East and North Africa

380,000

Oceania74,000

Eastern Europeand Central Asia

1.5 million

N.Americaand West Europe

2 million


Number of new cases in 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa1.9 million

Asia380,000

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

110,000

Latin America140,000

N.America andWest Europe

81,000

Middle East andNorth Africa

40,000

Oceania13,000


Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV

67% of those living with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa

75% of AIDS deaths occurin Sub-Saharan Africa


The number of children living with HIV has been steadily increasing

1990: 250,000 children2000: 1,450,000 children2007: 2,100,000 children


There were over 7,400 new HIV infections a day in 2008

1200 cases were children

48% werewomen

97% were in low and middle income

countries


Total annual resources available for AIDS

$8.9 billion2007

EC 0.5%

UN 2%

Global Fund 7%

Foundations 6%

Bilaterals 33%Domestic Public & Private 52%

In 1987 total resourcesequalled just $59 million


Total annual resources available for AIDS

Foundations 6%

Treatment is becoming more universal, with coverage doubling in 2 years

15%had access to antiretrovial

therapy in 2005

33%had access to antiretrovial

therapy in 2007


The world currently possesses the means to prevent new HIV infections, reduce HIV-related illness and death, and mitigate the epidemic’s harmful effects on households, communities, and societies.

Yet, there is no annual research update on the subject andthe National Institutes of Health, perhaps the best hope of curing AIDS, has been underfunded for almost a decade.

A cure for AIDS could save the lives of millions of people around the world. Too many lives have been lost and devastated already.


Further Reading

www.unaids.orgwww.worldaidsday.orghttp://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20091201_AIDS_cure_isn_t_out_of_reach.html

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