HIV

Global HIV epidemic getting worse, UN AIDS agency says

25 October 2002
The global HIV epidemic is getting worse and the future toll of the virus will be dramatic even if its spread is halted instantly, the head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDA) warned today.

Annan calls for 50 per cent increase in annual spending to fight HIV/AIDS

14 October 2002
With funding for the global response to HIV/AIDS still grossly inadequate, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on countries to increase their spending by at least 50 per cent for the next three years in order to fight the epidemic effectively.

$10.5 billion needed by 2005 in global fight against HIV/AIDS, UN agencies report

10 October 2002
About $10.5 billion will be needed by 2005 for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support programmes in low- and middle-income countries, rising to $15 billion two years later, two United Nations agencies said today in a revised report on the global response to the epidemic.

UN says AIDS epidemic in Asia may become world's largest

7 October 2002
Outside of sub-Saharan Africa, more people live with HIV/AIDS in Asia than in any other region on earth, the head of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said today.

UN-backed drama broadcasts call attention to HIV/AIDS for millions in Africa

3 October 2002
Heart and Soul, a prime time television and radio opera about the lives of two African families, is bringing issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty and human rights to hard-to-reach populations in East Africa, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is spearheading the project.