Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2009. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2009. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
Reuters NewMedia - September 30, 2009
Following are details by region on access to testing and counseling services, and to antiretroviral treatment (ART).
* Sub-Saharan Africa
- An estimated 2.9 million people in sub-Saharan Africa received ART in 2008, compared to about 2.1 million in 2007 -- man increase of 39 percent.
- ART coverage in the region -- the proportion of those in need of antiretrovirals who are able to access them -- rose to 44 percent in 2008 from 33 percent in 2007.
- Some 45 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women in the region received antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV transmission to their children, up from 35 percent in 2007.
* North Africa and the Middle East
- Approximately 10,000 people in North Africa and the Middle East had access to ART in 2008, compared to 7,000 in 2007, an increase of 43 percent.
- ART coverage in the region remains low, at 14 percent in 2008 compared with 11 percent in 2007.
- In 2008, only 1 percent of pregnant women living with HIV received antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
* East, South and South-East Asia
- Approximately 565,000 people received ART in low- and middle-income countries in the region -- up from 420,000 -- a 35 percent increase over the previous year and an eightfold increase since 2003.
- 2008 ART coverage was 37 percent, compared to 29 percent in 2007.
- Some 25 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women in the region had access to antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission in 2008, up from 24 percent in 2007.
* Latin America and the Caribbean
- About 445,000 people were receiving ART in 2008, up from 390,000 in 2007, a 14 percent regional increase.
- ART coverage was 54 percent in 2008, compared to 50 percent in 2007.
- In Latin America, the percentage of HIV-positive pregnant women who received antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission rose from 47 percent to 54 percent between 2007 and 2008. The corresponding percentage in the Caribbean was 52 percent in 2008, up from 29 percent in 2007.
* Europe and Central Asia
- In 2008, 85,000 people were receiving ART in Europe and Central Asia, compared to 54,000 in 2007, up 57 percent.
- ART coverage among low- and middle-income countries in the region was 23 percent in 2008, up from 16 percent in 2007.
- An estimated 94 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women in this region received antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, up from 74 percent in 2007.
SOURCE: United Nations AIDS report 2009
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