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The executive director of UNAIDS is Winnie Byanyima, who assumed the role on 1 November 2019. Peter Piot was the first executive director of UNAIDS. He served from its inception in 1995 until 2008, when he departed to lead the Institute for Global Health at Imperial College London . [ 17 ]
Via this day's "Zero Discrimination" campaign, UNAIDS launched the first UN "Zero Discrimination Day" held on 1 March 2014 [37] 27 2014 Close the Gap [38] 28 2015 On the Fast Track to End AIDS [39] 29 2016 Hands up for #HIVprevention [40] 30 2017 My Health, My Right [41] 31 2018 Know your Status [42] 32 2019 Communities Make the Difference [43
2023 Malagasy presidential election Two Madagascar army colonels are detained and charged with inciting mutiny and threatening national security during the election, with allegations of offering bribes to army leaders to destabilize the election results that declared Andry Rajoelina the winner.
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa, total (% of population ages 15–49), in 2021 (World Bank) HIV / AIDS originated in the early 20th century and remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in Africa. Although the continent constitutes about 17% of the world's population, it bears a disproportionate burden of the epidemic. As of 2023, around 25.6 million people in sub-Saharan ...
Country/Region Adult prevalence of HIV/AIDS [1] Number of people with HIV/AIDS Annual deaths from HIV/AIDS [3] Year of estimate Eswatini 28.30% 240,000 3,000 2024
Estimated HIV prevalence among adults aged 15-49 by country in 2007. HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious health concerns in South Africa. South Africa has the highest number of people afflicted with HIV of any country, and the fourth-highest adult HIV prevalence rate, according to the 2019 United Nations statistics. [1]
By the end of 2006, according to UNAIDS, 22 percent of HIV-infected women and men were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). [6] In 2014, about 1,323 people received ART treatment. [ 1 ] In 2016, that number increased to 3,100 people, which is about 27 percent of the infected population. [ 3 ]
The number of HIV/AIDS cases in Ukraine reduced by 200 or 3.9% to 4,900 in the period of January–November 2008, compared with the corresponding period of last year. In 2007 the majority of those infected where under 30 years of age; with a full 25% of those affected still in their teens. [20]