Did you know: • Every 12 seconds someone is newly infected with HIV • 80% of all HIV transmission is sexual • 60% of people living with HIV don’t know they’re infected. • People aged 15-24 account for 40% of new HIV infections worldwide. • There are 33million people living with HIV globally • HIV [...]
HIV has been here for nearly 27 years, have attitudes changed. No, so ask yourself why? Ignorance and fear, so changing attitudes and improving education at all ages and levels of our society may make that difference. More awareness, better understanding and increased acceptance that HIV is here and not going away. No matter who [...]
About 50% of new HIV infections are caused by people who do not know they are infected. By detecting infection sooner, prevention experts hope that new infection rates will decrease dramatically because more people will be aware of their infection and in turn will take more safer sex precautions. Early detection also provides more more [...]
The key to living with HIV is staying healthy and making healthy life choices. Staying healthy is preventative; doing those things to keep you from getting sick. Taking your medicines each and everyday; and exercising and eating healthy are just a few examples of preventative measures you can take to stay healthy.
The initial shock, disbelief, and fear of an HIV diagnosis can make those first days almost unbearable. For some, the answer is to run; an attempt to escape the inevitability of their diagnosis. For others, the answer is in the bottom of a liquor bottle or is mixed in a syringe.
http://vimeo.com/14604778 Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michelle Sidibe speaks about what inspires him in the fight against HIV, the new movement of young people leading in the fight against HIV and how MTV Staying Alive are playing their part in creating a space for these young people to thrive. To what extent do you feel young [...]
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AIDS has not gone away. In 2008, 1.7 million adults and 280,000 children under 15 years died due to AIDS, and 2.7 million people were newly infected. According to WHO and UNAIDS, the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age is still AIDS.
Although most HIV cases in Malaysia were due to injecting drug users, there had also been an increase of up to 29.9% due to heterosexual relationship. The rise in the number of women being infected with HIV is an indication that the disease has gone beyond affecting just drug users and sex workers.
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Almost half of all new HIV infections in the world are among people under 25. Estimates show that more than 7,400 people become infected with HIV daily, 3,300 of whom are young people. Globally, 5.4 million young people are living with HIV. Young women under age 25 are… at an even greater risk for HIV [...]
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Studies have clearly shown that pregnant women are at an increased risk for HIV infection. Now, a new study shows that men are at a higher risk of HIV infection from a woman if she is pregnant. A study out of the University of Washighton in Seattle and presented at the International Microbicides Conference reveals [...]
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