End HIV stigma, wear red on World AIDS Day

While “MSM represent approximately 2% of the US population”, CDC noted, “in 2013, MSM accounted for 67% of all new HIV diagnoses”.

According to statistics, Malawi accounts for 4% of the people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

Here in the USA, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us that only 3 out of 10 people living with HIV have their infection under control.

About 35 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the first reported cases and more than 18 million people are on life-saving HIV treatment.

Only half of the babies born to HIV-positive mothers receive an HIV test in their first two months, and the average age that treatment begins among children with vertically acquired HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is almost 4 years old.

He said if individuals do test positive, there are programs at Public Health to help provide them guidance and treatment. Still, much work remains to be done to promote education, prevention, treatment, care, and to find a cure.

“But it’s not over – while science has moved on, we can see today that myths from the 1980s are still deeply entrenched in society, both in terms of how HIV is transmitted and what it’s like to live with HIV”.

The leader of the Conservatives highlighted the role of the NHS which makes “such a difference” in the lives with HIV.

Statistics have shown that South Africa has at least 1,000 new HIV infections every week.

But some women miss out too.

It is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease caused by the spread of HIV.

More testing is also needed in other regions, with the European Union and World Health Organization reporting on Tuesday that one in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the region.

Up to 70 percent of partners of people with HIV are also HIV-positive. It stops people from getting tested and going on treatment.

A spokesman for Patient Concern said adding HIV screening to other blood tests was “sensible”, but described testing all patients admitted to hospitals in affected areas as “just a step too far”.