UNAIDS: Fight against HIV/AIDS in children, adolescents needs urgent action nationnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Report highlights global shortfalls to end HIV infections among children and young women
In the final report from the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free initiative, UNAIDS and partners warn that progress towards ending AIDS among children, adolescents and young women has stalled and none of the targets for 2020 were met.
The report shows that the total number of children on treatment declined for the first time, despite the fact that nearly 800 000 children living with HIV are not currently on treatment. It also shows that opportunities to identify infants and young children living with HIV early are being missed-;more than one third of children born to mothers living with HIV were not tested. If untreated, around 50% of children living with HIV die before they reach their second birthday.
Study: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services in Caribbean jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Almost Half of Children With HIV Didn t Receive Treatment in 2020 July 23 2021 7:48 PM EDT
In a new report, the United Nations and its partners revealed that 800,000 of the 1.7 million children living with HIV 46 percent did not receive treatment in 2020. Additionally, 150,000 children became HIV-positive, which was almost four times the U.N.’s target 2020 target.
The report warned that ending HIV among children and young people is in jeopardy and the issue must be overcome immediately. It also said there have been missed opportunities to identify children living with HIV, noting that if left untreated 50 percent or so of children living with HIV die before the age of 2.
In the final report from the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free initiative, UNAIDS and partners warn that progress towards ending AIDS among children, adolescents and young women has stalled and none of the targets for 2020 were met.
The report shows that the total number of children on treatment declined for the first time, despite the fact that nearly 800 000 children living with HIV are not currently on treatment. It also shows that opportunities to identify infants and young children living with HIV early are being missed more than one third of children born to mothers living with HIV were not tested. If untreated, around 50% of children living with HIV die before they reach their second birthday.