Pharmacists against HIV / AIDS
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HIV / AIDS awareness campaign
Mr. Mohan Shrestha writes about:
• HIV/AIDS is the world’s leading infectious killer • HIV/AIDS currently affects about 31 million people worldwide • About 30 million people have died to date • An estimated 1.8 million people die every year from HIV/AIDS • Over 90% of people with HIV were infected through sexual contact • Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most heavily affected region, accounting for 71% of all new HIV infections in 2008 • 14.1 million Children in sub-Saharan Africa have lost one or both parents due to AIDS • More than 400,000 children are infected with HIV or AIDS every year • In countries of the European Union and other high-income countries the resurgence of the epidemic among men who have sex with men is increasingly well-documented • The risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) is estimated to be between 20-37 times greater in people living with HIV than among those without HIV infection
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