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AIDS WEEK 2011
AMHE Activity.
On Saturday December 3, an HIV/AIDS forum was organized by the AMHE and aired over Radio Haiti International. The panel consisted of Dr. Ali Creve-Coeur, Dr. Marie-France Condé infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Louis Sangosse pulmonary specialist with Dr. Daniel Desrivieres acting as a moderator. From 6 to 8PM listeners had a chance to communicate live with the panelists.
World update.
The new report on the global HIV/AIDS response released on November 30, 2011, shows inspiring progress with a 15% reduction of new infections and a 22% decline in deaths. This progress highlights the importance of long-term investment in HIV/AIDS. There is now a very real possibility of getting ahead of the epidemic. However, gains made to date are being threatened by a decline in resources for AIDS.
Latin America and the Caribbean have a stabilizing epidemic with 1.5 million living with HIV in Latin America and 200 000 in the Caribbean. HIV is predominantly among networks of men who have sex with men in Latin America. In the Caribbean though, women are the more affected group accounting for 53% of people living with HIV. The region has anti-retroviral therapy coverage of 63% for adults and 39% for children.
When people are healthier, they are better able to cope financially. The report acknowledges that investment in HIV services could lead to total gains of up to US$ 34 billion by 2020 in increased economic activity and productivity, more than offsetting the costs of anti-retroviral programs. (WHO.org)
United States satistics.
According to the CDC, in 2009 there was an estimated 34,247 new cases of AIDS in the US. 25, 582 of those cases were adult/adolescent males and 8,637 females; 13 were children. Of the new cases 16, 741 were Blacks/African Americans. 17,005 cases were derived from male to male transmission.
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