HIV-AIDS in Russia May Be Triple Official Rate, Report Warns
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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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An "increasing pool" of people in the UK are living with HIV and Aids, official statistics show.
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Some two-thirds of Russia's jail inmates suffer from mental illnesses, serious diseases from AIDS to tuberculosis and syphilis, or alcohol and drug addictions, a top justice ministry official says.
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ALMOST 5million people have been infected with HIV this year, the highest incidence in a single year, according to a report published yesterday.
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Routine, universal testing for the AIDS virus as recommended by a federal agency will likely cost the United States $900 million, but will pay off in terms of lives and money, experts said on Wednesday.
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The number of people living with HIV/Aids in India is around half of previous official estimates, new figures say.
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AIDS experts yesterday issued chilling warnings that India, China and Russia were on the brink of epidemics to parallel those in Africa.
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India health officials are alarmed by growing HIV/Aids infection rates in two key northern states.
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AIDS and the HIV virus are spreading at an alarming pace in Russia, but the government lacks the political will to combat the epidemic that may claim tens of thousands of lives within the next few years, leading experts warned Wednesday.
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As part of the BBC's coverage of World Aids Day, BBCRussian.com spoke to four Russians living with HIV.
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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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The number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many US states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
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The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus  infection is growing more rapidly in women  than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.
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The number of people in Scotland diagnosed with HIV has risen to the highest quarterly total on record. Figures for July to September this year show 105 people were found to have the virus, which can lead to Aids.
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Rising numbers of people with HIV are living in extreme poverty in the UK, a report says.
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Chinese state media said Tuesday that reported cases of HIV/AIDS jumped 30 percent in 2006, compared to the year previous, with intravenous drug use the main source of infection.
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Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day, and in anticipation of this event, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization has released a report documenting the increase in the spread of AIDS worldwide.