About HIV/AIDS
The Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) are two species of Lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause Acquired I…
HIV/AIDS
West Indies HIV Summary 2017
An estimated 310,000 people were living with HIV in the Caribbean in 2017. This equates to an HIV prevalence of 1.2%. In the same year, there were 15,…
The Americas HIV Summary 2017
An estimated 2.1 million people were living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017 (1.8 million in Latin America and 310,000 in the Cari…
West & Central Afrika HIV Summary 2017
West and Central Africa is home to 5 million people living with HIV, of whom 450,000 are children. HIV
East & Southern Afrika HIV Summary 2017
East and Southern Africa is the region hardest hit by HIV. It is home to around 6.2% of the world’s population but over half (54%) of the total numb…