Quick
Facts
- 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.
- Between 2001 and 2009, the global annual rate of new infections declined by nearly 25%.
- In 2009, 370,000 children were infected with HIV through mother-to-child transmission.
- 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.
- 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.
- 67% of people living with HIV worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa.
- 34% of youth worldwide had comprehensive and correct knowledge about HIV – well short of the UNGASS target of 95%.
- Young people now account for 40% of all new infections, down from 45% in previous years.
- In sub-Saharan Africa, women now account for 60% of HIV infections.
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.
