The Epidemic Is Strong. We Are stronger. With Your Help, We Can Make A Stand.

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Facts

  • By 2015 UNGASS targets to eliminate gender inequalities and gender-based abuse and violence and increase the capacity of women and girls to protect themselves from HIV.
  • PEPFAR has supported care for more than 10 million people, including four million orphans and vulnerable children.
  • Young people now account for 40% of all new infections, down from 45% in previous years.
  • In 2010 there were 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths, lower than 2.2 million in 2005.
  • There are currently 12 million youth who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. This number was expected to grow to 25 million by 2010.
  • HIV prevention investments account for 22% of all spending in 106 low- and middle-income countries.
  • Of the 6.2 million HIV-positive young people in sub-Saharan Africa, a staggering 76% are female.
  • 34 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2010 worldwide.
  • In 2009 there were 22.5 million adults and children living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 67% of people living with HIV worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa.

THE YOUTH AT THE CENTER OF THE GLOBAL HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC ARE THE SAME RESOLUTE SOULS WHO ARE WORKING TO TURN THE TIDE. BUT THEY NEED YOUR HELP. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A BOLD AND INNOVATIVE STAND AGAINST HIV/AIDS. TOGETHER, WE CAN WORK TOWARDS AN HIV-FREE GENERATION.