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India has 3rd-highest number of HIV-infected people in the world
Four out of ten people affected by the HIV in the Asia-Pacific region are Indians.
Yahoo India-–-Thu 17 Jul, 2014
NEW DELHI: India has the third-highest number of HIV-infected people in the world, according to a UN report.
About 2.1 million Indians are affected with the deadly virus. Four out of ten people affected by the HIV in the Asia-Pacific region are Indians.
India is one of the six countries which account for more than 90 per cent of the people living with HIV in the region. The other five countries are China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The HIV treatment, according to a NDTV report, is only 36 per cent in India though there are 51 per cent of AIDS-related deaths in the country.
The number of HIV infections declined in India by 19 per cent but still accounts for 38 per cent of all new infections in the region.
The AIDS-related deaths declined by 38 per cent between 2005 and 2013. There was more access to HIV treatment in the country during this period. More than 700,000 people were on antiretroviral therapy at the end of 2013 - the second largest in the world.
According to the UN report, the HIV infection dropped from 10.3 per cent to 2.7 per cent among female sex workers but increased in Assam, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
In the past 12 months, over two million more people have contracted HIV, bringing the number of people living with HIV to 35 million globally, says a report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Xinhua reported.
The UNAIDS report points out that of the 35 million HIV infected people, 19 million do not know they have the virus.
Close to 13 million people now have access to antiretroviral treatment (ARV), an increase of 2.3 million from last year.
Three out of four people on treatment are in Sub-Saharan Africa. This comes as more people get tested and governments secure funding for treatment.
South Africa continues to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic.
One in five new HIV infections in the world took place in South Africa, chief executive officer of the South African National AIDS Council, Doctor Fareed Abdullah, said.
One out of every four new infections in South Africa is in young women between the ages of 15 and 24, Abdullah said in remarks distributed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
He said the number of new HIV infections among young women remain a major challenge.
Although with a higher infection rate, South Africa puts more HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment, compared with other African countries.
One in five people on antiretroviral treatment in the world live in South Africa. That means 250,000 of those 2.4 million are being treated in the public sector in South Africa, according to Abdullah. (With inputs from agencies)
https://in.news.yahoo.com/key-high-risk-hiv-groups-threatens-aids-progress-073019952.html
Four out of ten people affected by the HIV in the Asia-Pacific region are Indians.
Yahoo India-–-Thu 17 Jul, 2014
NEW DELHI: India has the third-highest number of HIV-infected people in the world, according to a UN report.
About 2.1 million Indians are affected with the deadly virus. Four out of ten people affected by the HIV in the Asia-Pacific region are Indians.
India is one of the six countries which account for more than 90 per cent of the people living with HIV in the region. The other five countries are China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The HIV treatment, according to a NDTV report, is only 36 per cent in India though there are 51 per cent of AIDS-related deaths in the country.
The number of HIV infections declined in India by 19 per cent but still accounts for 38 per cent of all new infections in the region.
The AIDS-related deaths declined by 38 per cent between 2005 and 2013. There was more access to HIV treatment in the country during this period. More than 700,000 people were on antiretroviral therapy at the end of 2013 - the second largest in the world.
According to the UN report, the HIV infection dropped from 10.3 per cent to 2.7 per cent among female sex workers but increased in Assam, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
In the past 12 months, over two million more people have contracted HIV, bringing the number of people living with HIV to 35 million globally, says a report released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Xinhua reported.
The UNAIDS report points out that of the 35 million HIV infected people, 19 million do not know they have the virus.
Close to 13 million people now have access to antiretroviral treatment (ARV), an increase of 2.3 million from last year.
Three out of four people on treatment are in Sub-Saharan Africa. This comes as more people get tested and governments secure funding for treatment.
South Africa continues to bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic.
One in five new HIV infections in the world took place in South Africa, chief executive officer of the South African National AIDS Council, Doctor Fareed Abdullah, said.
One out of every four new infections in South Africa is in young women between the ages of 15 and 24, Abdullah said in remarks distributed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
He said the number of new HIV infections among young women remain a major challenge.
Although with a higher infection rate, South Africa puts more HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment, compared with other African countries.
One in five people on antiretroviral treatment in the world live in South Africa. That means 250,000 of those 2.4 million are being treated in the public sector in South Africa, according to Abdullah. (With inputs from agencies)
https://in.news.yahoo.com/key-high-risk-hiv-groups-threatens-aids-progress-073019952.html
