AIDS Epidemic: December 2002

ISBN-10
0756730309
ISBN-13
9780756730307
Category
Medical
Pages
36
Language
English
Published
2002-01-01
Author
Barry Leonard

Description

In 2002 the AIDS epidemic claimed more than 3 million lives, and an estimated 5 million people acquired HIV -- bringing to 42 million the number of people globally living with the virus. Wherever the epidemic has spread unchecked, it is robbing countries of the resources and capacities on which human security and development depend. Chapters: Global Summary of the Epidemic; Asia and the Pacific; Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; The Middle East and North Africa; High-Income Countries; HIV/AIDS and the Humanitarian Crises: southern Africa's food crisis, and in conflict settings; Global est. for adults and children living with HIV/AIDS and those newly infected; and adult and child deaths due to HIV/AIDS during 2002.

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