Marking the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the United Nations today called on the global community to take action to ensure that all people have an equal right to live healthy lives free from violence, persecution, stigma, and discrimination
To mark World AIDS Day, Paris launches a global initiative to end AIDS by 2030 and unveils a new awareness campaign at the Hôtel de Ville.
Self-testing kits for HIV/AIDS went on sale in French pharmacies Tuesday, as part of a government plan to encourage early detection of the virus.
In 2013, an estimated 2.3 million people were living with HIV in Western and Central Europe and North America. In the same year, there were roughly 88,000 new HIV infections and 27,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses.
An estimated 29,000 individuals in France were living with undiagnosed HIV infection in 2010, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Sixty per cent of people with undiagnosed HIV had a CD4 count below 500 cells/mm3 and were therefore eligible for immediate antiretroviral therapy. The investigators believe their findings are of relevance to HIV screening strategies, and that universal HIV testing for men would be appropriate and cost effective, especially in high-prevalence cities, such as Paris.
Describing the undiagnosed HIV-infected population is essential for guiding HIV screening policy, implementing interventions and resource planning.
We used French national HIV surveillance data and a back-calculation approach to estimate the number of undiagnosed HIV-infected individuals in France and the distribution of time since HIV infection among undiagnosed individuals. We also used data on CD4 cell count decline to assess the CD4 count distribution among undiagnosed individuals.
On World AIDS Day, mayors meet in Paris as UNAIDS releases a new report on the huge potential of fast-tracking the AIDS response in cities
