UN warns of Aids tipping point in China, Russia and India
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China, India and Russia are on the brink of an Africa-style Aids epidemic that could devastate the global economy and international security, the head of the UN Aids project has warned.
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The spread of HIV/Aids is fuelling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next two decades, the United Nations warned on Monday.
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China are working on an AIDS vaccine to protect against three variants of HIV sweeping across south and west China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Aids is spreading in quite different ways in different parts of the world - making it harder to treat and prevent infection - according to the annual UN report on the disease published yesterday.
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HIV EPIDEMIC is rapidly spreading across the world, and according to a UN report, it is estimated that by the end of year 2004 more than forty million people including 18.
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MOSCOW, Jun 3 (IPS) - Russia's HIV infection rate continues to rise  -- most notably in the heterosexual and non-drug-using  populations -- despite steady increases in funds to fight the  disease. Experts and medical researchers say dramatic changes in  sexual attitudes and behaviour are essential if the trend is to  be reversed.
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The number of Russians with HIV-AIDS is probably at least three times the official figure of 300,000, according to a study by two American scholars. The study says authorities need to act aggressively with drug therapy, prevention and education to stem the spread of a disease that for now is concentrated among young people.
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The Aids epidemic is posing a serious threat to Europe's social and economic stability, warn experts.
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The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, with EastAsia as the most hard-hit region, according to a new United Nations (UN) study.
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LONDON: Asian countries are at great risk from AIDS, but countries like Pakistan, where prevalence is low, can ward off potential epidemics through prevention programmes if they act quickly, the United Nations reported on Tuesday.
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by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Kampala) The government of Uganda has has issued a warning to the UN joint program on HIV/AIDS that it risks being thrown out of the country if it offers AIDS education to gays.
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The numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in China and India are reaching crisis proportions and could threaten the world economy, a UN expert says.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Sept. 20, 2004 - The spread of HIV/AIDS is fueling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next 20 years, the UN warned Monday.
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The head of the UN AIDS program says HIV epidemics in some of the world&#39;s most populous countries are close to a turning point.
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The United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) report released in November 2004 indicated that there were 5.1 million people suffering from HIV/AIDS in India.
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Despite a spurt in international spending against AIDS, the epidemic will claim more than 3 million lives this year and is threatening the world&#39;s most populous nations, global health authorities warned Tuesday.
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This year, once again, the annual report from the Joint United Nations Program on AIDS and the World Health Organization tragically documents the way the global AIDS epidemic is still killing millions of people and spawning hot spots in Asia and Eastern