HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) occurs at the most advanced stage of infection HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers
HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a term that applies to the most advanced stages of HIV infection It is defined by the occurrence of any of the more than 20 life-threatening cancers or “opportunistic infections”, so named because they take advantage of a weakened immune system
World AIDS Day 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO) On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing the inequalities that hinder progress in ending AIDS
HIV - Global - World Health Organization (WHO) Global health sector strategy on HIV AIDS, 2011–2015 (WHA64 14) Global health-sector strategy for HIV AIDS (WHA56 30) HIV AIDS: confronting the epidemic (WHA53 14)
HIV - World Health Organization (WHO) Globally, 39 9 million [36 1–44 6 million] people were living with HIV at the end of 2023 An estimated 0 6% [0 6-0 7%] of adults aged 15–49 years worldwide are living with HIV, although the burden of the epidemic continues to vary considerably between countries and regions
HIV - India - World Health Organization (WHO) The most advanced stage of HIV infection is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) The most common route of transmission of HIV infection in India is unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person, followed by mother to child transmission during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, sharing of contaminated needles, injecting drug
HIV AIDS WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO) The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) targets the immune system and weakens people's defense systems against infections and some types of cancer It is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse (anal or vaginal), transfusion of contaminated blood, sharing of contaminated needles, or between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, if the mother is not
World AIDS Day 2024: calls to action - World Health Organization (WHO) Help young people take leadership in the AIDS response Community leaders Ensure essential HIV services are maintained in the community; Reach out to key and vulnerable populations and assist them to access HIV services when needed; Ensure that adolescents, youth at risk, pregnant women and infants receive adequate care that incorporates HIV;