New action points in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia

As numbers of new HIV infections increase across the European Union, and figures from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) show over 1.8 million people living with HIV in Europe and Central Asia, the European Commission wants attention refocused on the problem

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Estimates of the Number of People Living with HIV in Italy

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2014/209619 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Laura Camoni ◽

Vincenza Regine ◽

Karen Stanecki ◽

Maria Cristina Salfa ◽

Mariangela Raimondo ◽

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Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Hiv Infections ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Joint United Nations Programme ◽

Need Of Care ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Objective. To estimate the HIV prevalence and the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy with a projection for 2020.Methods. Two methods elaborated by Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) were used: Estimate and Projection Package and Spectrum.Results. A total of 123,000 (115,000–145,000) individuals aged 15 or more were estimated to be living with HIV in Italy at the end of 2012 and the estimated HIV prevalence was 0.28 (0.24–0.32) per 100 residents aged 15 or more. In 2012, the estimated number of new HIV infections among adults was 3,000 (2,700–4,000), and the number of adults in need for ART was 93,000 (80,000–110,000). The projection estimates that 130,000 (110,000–150,000) adults will live with HIV/AIDS in 2020 in Italy.Conclusion. Estimates of PLHIV in Italy stress the high number of PLHIV in need of care and treatment, as well as the need for more information and prevention campaigns.

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Setting the scene, setting the targets. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS prevention targets of 2016 and estimating global pre-exposure prophylaxis targets

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh18147 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 485 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rosalind Coleman

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Hiv Infections ◽

Joint United Nations Programme ◽

Hiv Interventions ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

Substantial Risk ◽

Exposure Prophylaxis ◽

Priority Populations ◽

Hiv Aids

Commitment to ambitious and time-bound targets for HIV interventions has been part of the response from the beginning of the HIV epidemic. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) HIV primary prevention workA is built on five pillars that include offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to population groups at substantial risk of HIV infection. After a slow start, countries are now setting coverage targets for PrEP, but the weakness of epidemiological, demographic and behavioural data at subnational level in many countries where there is a high burden of new HIV infections, makes it difficult to define the locations and populations where to offer PrEP. This article reviews the history and challenges of PrEP target setting and suggests some possible ways of strengthening the process. Reviewing program data will identify gaps in reaching key and other priority populations for whom coverage targets were set and help to refine the offer of PrEP.

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HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly worldwide despite increasing commitment

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.06.27.01929-en ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 6 (27) ◽

Author(s):

T Chadborn

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Hiv Prevalence ◽

Joint United Nations Programme ◽

Aids Epidemic ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

Forty million people are now estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, according to the report on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic prepared by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (1). The report highlights the fact that HIV prevalence in the worst affected countries is surpassing what was previously believed to be a natural peak, and that it is now increasing rapidly in many countries that previously had a low burden of infection.

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HIV testing in Europe: from policies to effectiveness some highlights from the meeting

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.13.04.08024-en ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 9-10

Author(s):

Eurosurveillance editorial team

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Hiv Testing ◽

Early Treatment ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

The European Union ◽

Aids Epidemic ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Aids

It has been estimated that 30 percent of people living with HIV in the European Union (EU) are unaware of their infection [1]. As undiagnosed patients cannot benefit from early treatment and may unknowingly transmit HIV to others, this situation poses a major challenge in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Eastern Europe and Central Asia still home to world's fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.06.48.01972-en ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 6 (48) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L Pritchard

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Central Asia ◽

World Health ◽

Aids Epidemic ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

Hiv Aids

The unfortunate distinction of having the world's fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic still belongs to eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to the report, AIDS epidemic update 2002, released this week (1). In southern Africa, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has greatly decreased the capacity of farm communities to survive famine (2). The update on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic was issued by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization, in advance of World AIDS day on 1 December.

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World AIDS Day: 40 million with HIV

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.08.48.02590-en ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 8 (48) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

United Nations ◽

World Health Organization ◽

World Health ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

The World ◽

Adults And Children ◽

Health Organization ◽

Living With Hiv

The number of people living with HIV globally continues to increase, with an estimated 39.4 million adults and children infected as of the end of 2004, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World Health Organization

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Stigma and discrimination: Barrier for ending AIDS by 2030 and achieving the 90-90-90 targets by 2020

Public Health and Preventive Medicine Archive ◽

10.15562/phpma.v7i1.206 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dewa Nyoman Wirawan

Keyword(s):

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Viral Suppression ◽

Hiv Infections ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Hiv Status ◽

Hiv Epidemic ◽

Nations Programme ◽

United Nations Programme ◽

Public Health Threat ◽

Living With Hiv

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) put forward an ambitious vision of “three zero” which consisted of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. In other words, it is envisaged there will be no new HIV infections, no more discrimination towards people living with HIV and no more AIDS-related deaths. UNAIDS also set the target of “ending AIDS” as a public health threat by 2030. In order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, in 2014 UNAIDS established a fast tract strategy namely "90-90-90" which means by 2020, 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will achieve viral suppression. If this target of "90-90-90" is achieved, it is estimated that by 2020 at least 73% of all people living with HIV worldwide will experience viral suppression; further modeling suggests that if this target is achieved this will bring about the “end of AIDS” by 2030.

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