1.8 million people are projected to receive antiretroviral treatment
62 million persons
will be reached with voluntary counseling and testing services for HIV
prevention
More than one million orphans will be supported
through medical services, education and community care (Rounds One through
Three)
In 2003, about 3 million people died of AIDS, three-quarters in sub-Saharan
Africa alone.Another 5 million were newly infected. Young people ages
15-24 account for 42% of new HIV infections and represent almost one-third
of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.
Download a fact sheet on the number of people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through the Implementation of Global Fund grants (as of 1st December 2005).
Around 40 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, 95% of whom live in developing countries. In 2004, approximately five million people were newly infected with the virus.
HIV/AIDS has killed more than 20 million people worldwide. 3.1 million people died of AIDS-related causes in 2004.
AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa and the fourth-leading cause of death worldwide.
Impact on Women, Youth, and Children
In 2004, approximately 1.2 million women and 510,000 children under the age of 15 died of AIDS-related causes.
Women are increasingly affected by HIV/AIDS. Globally almost 50% of adults living with HIV/AIDS are women.
An estimated 10.3 million young people ages 15-24 are living with HIV/AIDS. Half of all new HIV infections - almost 6,000 infections per day - occur among young people.
More than 13 million children under the age of 15 have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and this number is projected to double by 2010.
Regional
Impact
Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is the world's worst-affected region. Seventy percent of all people infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, even though it is home to only 11% of the world's overall population. In 2004, an estimated 3.1 million people in the region were newly infected with HIV.
The Caribbean. After sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean is the next hardest-hit region as measured by HIV/AIDS prevalence. In Haiti, for example, the national adult HIV prevalence rate is estimated at around 5.5%.
Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe continues to experience the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world, with 210,000 new infections in 2004 - bringing the total number of HIV-positive people in the region to approximately 1.4 million.
Asia and the Pacific. In Asia and the Pacific, approximately 7 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Three countries, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, have HIV prevalence rates above 1% among 15 to 49 year olds.
Social, Economic, and Development Impact
AIDS was declared a development crisis by the World Bank in 2000. It is estimated that per capita growth in half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa is falling by 0.5%-1.2% each year as a direct result of AIDS. By 2010, per capita GDP in some of the hardest-hit countries may drop by 8% and per capita consumption may fall even farther.
Health care systems in many countries are overwhelmed by a growing number of HIV/AIDS patients. Studies forecast that health care costs in hardest hit countries may increase tenfold over the next several years as a result of the epidemic.
HIV/AIDS overburdens social systems and hinders educational development. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, the disease is claiming the lives of thousands of teachers and leading to school closures.
The epidemic also inhibits agricultural production in many areas by reducing investments in irrigation, soil enhancement, and other capital improvements.
Prevention
and Care
There is abundant evidence that science-based HIV prevention is effective,
especially when backed by high-level political leadership, a national AIDS
programme, adequate funding, and strong community involvement. Components
of successful prevention efforts include clear and accurate communication
about HIV/AIDS and methods to prevent infection, HIV counseling and testing,
and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
The vast majority of people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world
do not have access to treatment, as a result of limited health care infrastructures
and the high cost of many medications.
It has been estimated that a total of US$7-10 billion a year is needed from
all sources to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in low and middle-income countries.
Regional
Impact
Prevention
and Care
