WORLD AIDS DAY : Latest data on HIV-AIDS
WORLD AIDS DAY : Latest data on HIV-AIDS
Today and every December 1 is World AIDS day. Let us remember our brethren who are suffering from this disease and pray that there are developments for the cure of this dreaded disease.
“The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is Universal Access and Human Rights. For me, that means doing everything we can to support countries to reach their universal access goals for HIV prevention, treatment, care and support - all the while protecting and promoting human rights.” - UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé 2009 World AIDS Day message
GOALS ----- The 2006 a Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS was adopted unanimously by UN Member . It provides a strong mandate to help towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. It also reaffirms the 2001 Declaration of Commitment and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the goal to halt and begin to reverse the spread of AIDS by 2015.
Today according to the website of the UN-AIDS there are 33.4 million people living with HIV virus!
Latest data, 2008 (Source of Data: UN-AIDS)
Number of people living with HIV in 2008
Total 33.4 million
Adults 31.3 million
Women 15.7 million
Children under 15 years 2.1 million
People newly infected with HIV in 2008
Total 2.7 million
Adults 2.3 million
Children under 15 years 430 000
AIDS-related deaths in 2008
Total 2.0 million
Adults 1.7 million
Children under 15 years 280, 000
Important Finding:
Asia is the second highest number of AIDS related death and new cases. Sub-Saharan Africa is still the number area with the most casualty of death and new transmission among all age group and by gender. It is projected that Asia will continue to be a high source of AIDS cases.
