Tag: UNAIDS
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DECEMBER 1, 2022 | for HIV/AIDS
World AIDS Day 2022
Across the world, World AIDS Day is observed on December 1st. This year, UNAIDS highlights the need to bridge the inequalities that contribute to the AIDS pandemic. During COVID-19, we have seen firsthand how societal, cultural, political and economic factors can hinder progress in the area of public health. It is the marginalized that are...
AUGUST 5, 2019 | for HIV/AIDS
A Human-Centered Approach to Prevention
State of the epidemic Gains have been made against the HIV epidemic but these are becoming progressively smaller. There has been a modest 9% decline in the annual number of new HIV infections in Asia and the Pacific since 2010, and only 13% in Western and Central Africa during the same period. (UNAIDS Data 2019). While...
JULY 31, 2017 | for HIV/AIDS
Targeting At-risk and Key Populations
State of the epidemic The 2017 UNAIDS data report reported that a worldwide scale-up of antiretroviral therapy led to a steep 48% decline in AIDS-related deaths, plummeting to 1.0 million in 2016 from nearly 2 million in 2005. The number of children (aged 0–14 years) dying of AIDS-related illnesses has nearly halved in since 2010. There...
AUGUST 1, 2016 | for HIV/AIDS
A Unified Vision Toward an Ambitious Goal
State of the Epidemic As TeachAids grows and continues to provide research-driven HIV/AIDS education across the globe, we wanted to provide information on the progress made in working to help manage this public health challenge. Over the past few years, the world has collectively committed to a concerted effort to combat the virus. This required dedicated research,...
