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23/11/2004
Global rise in women HIV sufferers recorded
The number of women across the world living with HIV has risen over the past two years, with the steepest increases in East Asia, according to a new UN report released today.
In East Asia there was a 56% increase followed by a 48% rise in both Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to AIDS Epidemic Update 2004, the annual report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the UN World Health Organisation (WHO).
The number of people living with HIV globally has also reached its highest level with an estimated 39.4 million people, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2002.
Women are more physically susceptible to HIV infection than men. Male-to-female HIV transmission during sex is about twice as likely to occur as female-to-male transmission. For many women in developing countries, the “ABC” prevention approach (Abstinence, Being faithful and reducing number of sexual partners, and Condom use) is insufficient, the UN has said.
“We do not yet have a vaccine, but we do know that prevention and treatment work and we have the tools to deliver them. Government leaders, civil society and the private sector are all affected and we must all mobilise to save lives,” WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook said.
“These latest trends firmly establish Aids as a unique development challenge,” UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot added.
“The time of quick fixes and emergency responses is over. We have to balance the emergency nature of the crisis with the need for sustainable solutions,” he added.
Women now make up nearly half of the 37.2 million adults aged 15 to 49 living with HIV worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, the worst-affected region, close to 60% of adults living with HIV are women – or 13.3 million.
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In East Asia there was a 56% increase followed by a 48% rise in both Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to AIDS Epidemic Update 2004, the annual report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the UN World Health Organisation (WHO).
The number of people living with HIV globally has also reached its highest level with an estimated 39.4 million people, up from an estimated 36.6 million in 2002.
Women are more physically susceptible to HIV infection than men. Male-to-female HIV transmission during sex is about twice as likely to occur as female-to-male transmission. For many women in developing countries, the “ABC” prevention approach (Abstinence, Being faithful and reducing number of sexual partners, and Condom use) is insufficient, the UN has said.
“We do not yet have a vaccine, but we do know that prevention and treatment work and we have the tools to deliver them. Government leaders, civil society and the private sector are all affected and we must all mobilise to save lives,” WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook said.
“These latest trends firmly establish Aids as a unique development challenge,” UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot added.
“The time of quick fixes and emergency responses is over. We have to balance the emergency nature of the crisis with the need for sustainable solutions,” he added.
Women now make up nearly half of the 37.2 million adults aged 15 to 49 living with HIV worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, the worst-affected region, close to 60% of adults living with HIV are women – or 13.3 million.
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