HIV & AIDS in Western Europe
| HIV/AIDS in Western and Central Europe -- 2007 |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 760,000
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 12,000
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 31,000
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Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Regional Overview
- The Euro HIV Index 2009 (PDF) (October 13, 2009)
From Health Consumer Powerhouse
- The First European HIV Index Calls for Leadership and Radical Improvement; Luxembourg Is European Champion (October 13, 2009)
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From Health Consumer Powerhouse
- European Guidelines for the Clinical Management and Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults in Europe (PDF) (May 12, 2009)
From European AIDS Clinical Society
- Europe's HIV Infection Rate Has Doubled Since 2000 (December 2, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2007 (PDF) (December 1, 2008)
From European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and World Health Organization Europe
- Newly Reported HIV Cases on the Rise in Europe (December 1, 2008)
New HIV/AIDS surveillance data for Europe now available.
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From European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and World Health Organization Europe
- European Statistics Summary (August 1, 2008)
From Avert
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Number of New HIV Cases in European Union Nearly Double Since 1999, Report Says (November 26, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in North America, Western and Central Europe (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in high-income countries.
From UNAIDS
- Over 40 Percent in European Union Take No AIDS Precautions: Poll (October 3, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update
- E.U. Ministers Approve Global Health Action Plan, Set Development Aid Spending Targets (May 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- British International Development Secretary Urges European Union Ministers to Approve HIV/AIDS, Global Health Action Plan (May 24, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe: Mid-Year Report 2003 (PDF) (2003)
From European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS
- AIDS: Europe's New Iron Curtain (November 26, 2002)
The rise of the AIDS epidemic in the East has fueled a new type of separation from the region's Western neighbors.
From BBC News
News
- European Commission Proposes Comprehensive Strategy for Fighting HIV in European Union and Surrounding Countries (October 26, 2009)
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From European Commission
- HIV "Family Tree" Traces How Virus Has Spread Through Europe (May 21, 2009)
According to an international team of researchers, tourist destinations are the focal points for the spread of HIV through Europe, and most new infections happen among travelers, not residents.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Roche Admits Long-Standing, Low-Level Contamination of Nelfinavir (July 26, 2007)
New information reveals contamination dating back to the drug's release in 1998; United States, Canada and Japan are the only unaffected countries.
From aidsmap.com
- Held Up in U.S., First CCR5 Inhibitor Nears Approval in Europe (July 20, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Inside the European Union: A French Lesson (April 1997)
French experience shows full funding of treatment advances saves money.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
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