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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
HIV Epidemiology in the Middle East
Overview | Bahrain | Egypt | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Lebanon | Saudi Arabia | Other Middle Eastern Nations
| HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa -- 2007 | |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 380,000 |
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 25,000 |
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 35,000 |
Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Overview
- HIV/AIDS in Arab World Up 300 Percent (March 29, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa.
From UNAIDS - Unprecedented Middle-East Meeting Discusses HIV and Women (February 23, 2005)
From BBC News
Bahrain
- 26 Bahrainis Said Diagnosed HIV-Positive (August 18, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Iran
- Iranian Schools to Implement HIV Prevention Education (June 9, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS Cases Rise in Iran: Newspaper (May 13, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Iran Identifies 4,200 AIDS Cases, Estimates Total at 20,000 (November 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Iraq
- Newark Star-Ledger Examines Challenges for Iraq's HIV-Positive People (November 1, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Lives Marked by Isolation, Stigma; Iraqi AIDS Victims Live on Society's Fringe (June 17, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Iraqi Physicians Fear Major HIV, Hepatitis Outbreaks (May 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Iraqi AIDS Patients Twice Stricken Under Saddam Hussein (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lebanon
- Lebanon: AIDS Drug Deal to Slash Treatment Costs (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia to Require Mandatory HIV Testing for Couples Before Marriage (August 30, 2007)
Saudi Arabia, starting next year, plans to require couples wishing to be married to be screened for HIV. Couples will be required to receive tests for both HIV and hepatitis at one of more than 20 centers to be established nationwide, said Khaled al-Zahrani, the Ministry of Health's assistant undersecretary for preventive medicine. About 11,000 HIV/AIDS cases were reported in the country between 1984, when the first case was recorded, and the end of 2005, according to a health ministry official.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - AIDS Numbers Rising in Saudi Arabia (August 7, 2004)
In 2003, the number of new AIDS cases in Saudi Arabia increased by 17%, according to a recent government announcement.
In Arab News - Saudi Arabian Researchers Give Islamic Perspective on HIV Prevention (PDF) (August 6, 2004)
The best way to stop rising HIV incidence in Saudi Arabia is to strengthen Islamic laws and values, Saudi researchers say.
In BMC Infectious Diseases - Saudi Arabia Reports 1,285 HIV/AIDS Cases (August 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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