AIDS PREVALENCE IN THE WORLD AIDS EVAPORATES GAINS

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AIDS PREVALENCE IN THE WORLD

AIDS PREVALENCE IN THE WORLD

AIDS EVAPORATES GAINS OF THE 20 TH CENTURY IN AFRICA

AIDS EVAPORATES GAINS OF THE 20 TH CENTURY IN AFRICA

AFRICA: REGIONS WHERE MOST MEN ARE UNCIRCUMCISED, AND WHERE HIV PREVALENCE IS HIGH

AFRICA: REGIONS WHERE MOST MEN ARE UNCIRCUMCISED, AND WHERE HIV PREVALENCE IS HIGH

GLOBAL HIV EPIDEMIC, 1990– 2005

GLOBAL HIV EPIDEMIC, 1990– 2005

HIV EPIDEMIC IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 1985– 2005

HIV EPIDEMIC IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 1985– 2005

AIDS REVERSES THE USUAL PATTERN OF DISEASE-RELATED MORTALITY, NORMALLY CONCENTRATED AMONG THE VERY YOUNG

AIDS REVERSES THE USUAL PATTERN OF DISEASE-RELATED MORTALITY, NORMALLY CONCENTRATED AMONG THE VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD: Southern Africa, before and after the full force of the AIDS epidemic

IMPACT OF AIDS ON UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATES Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

IMPACT OF AIDS ON UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATES Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

PROJECTED REDUCTION IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE DUE TO HIV & AIDS BY 2020

PROJECTED REDUCTION IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE DUE TO HIV & AIDS BY 2020

NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN LOWAND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, 2002– 2005

NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN LOWAND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, 2002– 2005

PEOPLE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ON ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT AS PERCENTAGE OF THOSE IN NEED, 2002–

PEOPLE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ON ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT AS PERCENTAGE OF THOSE IN NEED, 2002– 2005

ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR AIDS, 1996– 2005

ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR AIDS, 1996– 2005

2005 COUNTRY PROGRESS TOWARDS 2001 DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT ON HIV/AIDS GLOBAL TARGETS (LOW- AND

2005 COUNTRY PROGRESS TOWARDS 2001 DECLARATION OF COMMITMENT ON HIV/AIDS GLOBAL TARGETS (LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES)

MAIN ACTIONS ON AIDS • • • • Open, honest widespread public information campaigns

MAIN ACTIONS ON AIDS • • • • Open, honest widespread public information campaigns Promote a culture of prevention – target vulnerable groups Monitor blood donations Aggressively reduce stigma & discrimination – counseling, testing Promote behavior change and availability of cheap condoms Prevent other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), and care for those with them Cut mother-child transmission (Nevirapine) Explore possibilities for circumcision Anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment for those with AIDS Increase availability of drugs to treat common opportunistic infections Care for orphans Care for families who are care-giving Mainstream AIDS awareness in all public services – schools, agricultural extension, etc. Adapt agricultural technologies for farms affected by AIDS Nutritional education and supplements for those living with AIDS Increase research

AIDS POSTER – KENYA 1992

AIDS POSTER – KENYA 1992

AIDS POSTER – UGANDA

AIDS POSTER – UGANDA

AIDS POSTER – UGANDA 1993

AIDS POSTER – UGANDA 1993

AIDS POSTER - ZAMBIA

AIDS POSTER - ZAMBIA

HIV, a simple virus in terms of DNA, skilfully uses 273 human proteins (HIV

HIV, a simple virus in terms of DNA, skilfully uses 273 human proteins (HIV dependency factors, or HDFs) to completely erode human immune systems. Science Vol. 319, 11 Jan. 2008, pp. 143 -144 www. sciencemag. org/cgi/content/abstract/1152725