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World AIDS Day on December 1 is intended to draw together
people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate
international solidarity in the face of the pandemic, according to the World
Health Organization.
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http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/EpiUpdate/EpiUpdArchive/2009/default.asp
Direct Link to 100-Page Report: AIDS Epidemic Update 2009:
FACT
SHEETS
Global facts and figures
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Asia (pdf,
50kb)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Caribbean
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Eastern Europe and Central
Asia (pdf, 50kb)
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Latin America
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Middle East and North
Africa (pdf, 50kb)
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North America, Western and
Central Europe (pdf, 50kb)
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Oceania
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Women, Girls, HIV/AIDS
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Women
comprise about half of all people living with HIV worldwide. In sub-Saharan
Africa, where the epidemic is worst, they make up an estimated 57% of adults
living with HIV, and three quarters of young people living with HIV on the
continent are young women aged 15-24. So in order to curb the HIV epidemic it
is vital to address women’s needs for HIV prevention, treatment and care. Reversing
the underlying socioeconomic factors contributing to women’s HIV risk– gender
inequality, poverty, lack of economic and educational opportunity, lack of
legal and human rights protections – is critical for success. More on women and girls ______________________________________________ |
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