On the African continent, many children are left behind when it comes to HIV treatment: If untreated, around fifty percent of children living with HIV die before they reach their second birthday – this is the bleak outlook of a new UNAIDS report published in July.
The UN agency and its partners warn that progress towards ending AIDS among children in the age group of up to 14 years, adolescents and young women has stalled dramatically, adding that none of the targets for 2020 were met. The total number of children presently on treatment declined in numbers for the first time.
Read the full story at Deutsche Welle.
Related HIV and Co-Infections News
-
[Report] Physicians for Human Rights: Trump administration foreign policy approach to South Africa wastes billions of dollars, imperils global health
-
[Press release] U.S. Department of State: PEPFAR data release
-
The Telegraph: One-in-three Russians should be tested for HIV every year, urges health minister
Get involved
Are you living with HIV/AIDS? Are you part of a community affected by HIV/AIDS and co-infections? Do you work or volunteer in the field? Are you motivated by our cause and interested to support our work?
Subscribe
Stay in the loop and get all the important EATG updates in your inbox with the EATG newsletter. The HIV & co-infections bulletin is your source of handpicked news from the field arriving regularly to your inbox.