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ShareHIV/AIDS in Africa Overview
| HIV/AIDS in Africa -- 2008 | |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 22.4 million |
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 1.4 million |
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 1.9 million |
Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
- UN Report Released Ahead of International AIDS Conference: HIV Prevalence Drops Among Young Africans (July 13, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - WHO Bulletin Examines Correlation Between Socioeconomic Status, HIV Prevalence in Africa (July 7, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - The Impact of HIV & AIDS in Africa (April 29, 2009)
From Avert - HIV/AIDS Regional Update -- Africa (April 2009)
From World Bank - A New Report Says Some Cultural Factors Influencing Spread of AIDS Are Specific to Africa (June 9, 2008)
From United Nations - Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Keep the Best, Change the Rest: Participatory Tools for Working With Communities in Developing Countries on Gender and Sexuality (June 29, 2007)
From International HIV/AIDS Alliance - Anti-Gay Discrimination Fueling HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa: Report (March 2, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Using HIV as a Weapon of War (December 2006)
In The Lancet - In Africa, HIV-Positive Religious Leaders Speak Out Against Stigma (April 24, 2006)
In Los Angeles Times - HIV/AIDS Impacting Military Readiness Across African Continent (September 20, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Regional Health Ministers Declare Tuberculosis an African Emergency (August 26, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Stigma and the Limits of Antiretroviral Treatment (August 25, 2005)
As HIV treatment access spreads across the developing world, the need to address the psychological impact of HIV becomes more clear, writes Oni Blackstock, M.D.
In New England Journal of Medicine - Tuberculosis Cases and Deaths Linked to HIV at Alarming Levels in Africa (July 15, 2005)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Millions at Risk of Starvation in Southern Africa Because of HIV/AIDS, Drought, U.N. Officials Say (May 26, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - More Than 80 Million Africans Might Die From AIDS-Related Cases by 2025; Almost $200 Billion Needed to Combat Disease, UNAIDS Report Says (March 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - 15 Million AIDS Orphans Worldwide, 12 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa, Report Says (July 14, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - HIV Prevalence Lower Among African Muslims Than Other Africans, Study Finds (May 17, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV-Like Retrovirus Found in African Primate Hunters, Butchers (March 22, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - WHO Accused of Huge HIV Blunder (December 3, 2003)
Allegations that the World Health Organization has severely underestimated the number of HIV infections in Africa caused by dirty needles.
In New Scientist - Impact of the HIV Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa on the Pattern of HIV in the UK (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Leaders at African Union Summit Pledge to Improve Coordination on Fight Against AIDS (July 14, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Significant Association Found Between Oral Contraceptive Use and HIV Acquisition (July 14, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO - 60 Million Africans Have Been Touched by AIDS, Says UNAIDS Executive Director (July 10, 2003)
From UNAIDS - HIV/AIDS Epidemic Hits Food Output in Africa (July 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Africa: HIV Risk From Dirty Needles Higher Than Previously Thought, WHO Admits (June 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Rate May Be Declining in Africa (May 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scientists Say Sex the Main Source of HIV in Africa (April 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - UN Report Rejects African AIDS Data (March 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Interview With Joep Lange (December 2002)
The President of the International AIDS Society shares his thoughts on HIV and the African AIDS epidemic.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis - Scientists Explore Role of STDs, Malaria, and TB in Africa (August 9, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS 2002 Barcelona: A Personal Perspective (July/August 2002)
[Archived Article]
Ikechuku Anya, M.D., a Nigerian doctor studying in the U.K., is fascinated, disturbed and saddened by his first International AIDS Conference.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Africa: Other News
- IRIN/PlusNews Examines Role Faith-Based Organizations Play in Delivering Health Care in Africa (August 2, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - IPS Interviews Global AIDS Coordinator Goosby (September 14, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - If We Can't Overcome HIV Stigma and Discrimination, Access to Care Won't Improve in Africa, Advocate Says (July 20, 2009)
"Right now, we're standing in a sinkhole, with regards to HIV and TB [tuberculosis] treatment" in Africa, said HIV/AIDS advocate Paula Akugizibwe in an eloquent, passionate speech at IAS 2009. "Until we do some serious work, and invest money and time on creating human rights sensitization ... and the imperative of governments to fund this right, then everything else we're doing is essentially self-defeating."
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO
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