Day 8: 16 Days of Activism

Message 9:

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47% of people living with HIV worldwide are women. We can still achieve Zero new HIV infections, Zero stigma and discrimination and Zero new deaths!

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UNAIDS Statistics:

  • In 2013, there were 24.7 million [23.5 million – 26.1 million] people living with HIV in
    sub-Saharan Africa.
    – Women account for 58% of the total number of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan
    Africa.
  • In 2013, there were an estimated 1.5 million [1.3 million – 1.6 million] new HIV
    infections in sub-Saharan Africa.
    – New HIV infections declined by 33% between 2005 and 2013.
    – Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for almost 70% of the global total of new HIV
    infections.