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The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean said that while the annual number of new HIV infections in many parts of the WHO has declined in recent years, the number of new HIV infections is increasing in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement on World AIDS Day, December 1, the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
The Bureau has also published a series of AIDS profiles that we have attached to the news.
The regional office reported that the estimated number of new infections would have increased by 28%, from 29,000 in 2010 to 36,000 in 2017. This is the highest rate of any region.
Despite the availability of life-saving antiretroviral therapy, the mortality rate of people living with HIV in the Region continues to increase. An estimated 350,000 people are infected with the virus in the region, and only one-third of them know that they are, while only 18% of them receive treatment. vital.
To end the rise in new HIV infections, World Aids Day 2018 aims to advocate for more coherent action to prevent new infectious diseases by conducting screening. , diagnosing HIV-positive people who are unaware of the infection and providing them with life-saving treatment. Preserve their dignity and respect their human rights.
The theme of this year's campaign is "Stop New HIV Infections Now! Prevention-Screening-Treatment" and explains the prevention, diagnosis and ongoing treatment needed to stop the upsurge of new infections.
It aims to encourage national program managers, policymakers, civil society and the private sector to expand access to broader sets of services for prevention, screening and treatment for all those who have it. need, and to remove all obstacles to access.
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