WORLD AIDS DAY Zero new HIV infections Zero discrimination Zero AIDS-related deaths

Declining New Infections 52% reduction in new HIV infections among children since 2001 Combined 33% reduction among adults and children since 2001

Declining New Infections About 6,300 new HIV infections a day in 2012 About 95% are in low- and middle-income countries About 800 are in children under 15 years of age About 5,500 are in adults aged 15 years and older, of whom: ─ almost 47% are among women ─ about 39% are among young people (15-24)

Fewer AIDS-related Deaths AIDS-related deaths have also dropped by 30% since the peak in 2005 as access to antiretroviral treatment expands.

Progress In Antiretroviral Therapy By the end of 2012, around 9.7 million people in low- and middle-income countries were accessing antiretroviral therapy, an increase of nearly 20% over 2011.

Treatment Gap

Focus for the 2013 campaign Improving access to prevention, treatment and care services for adolescents (10-19 years)

Adolescents falling through gaps in HIV services More than 2 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years are living with HIV 50% increase in reported AIDS-related deaths in adolescent age group compared with the 30% decline seen in the general population from 2005 to 2012.

New consolidated guidelines Threshold for starting ARVs from a CD4 of 350 cells/mm3 to 500 cells/mm3 All pregnant women start ART at any CD4 count and continue lifelong or until the risk of transmission of HIV to the infant has passed All children under 5 years should start ART as soon as HIV is diagnosed A preferred first-line, fixed dosed combination of three ARV drugs in a single pill. Tenofovir + lamivudine (or emtricitabine) + efavirenz (TDF+3TC (or FTC)+EFV) Children less than three years old should use a regimen including another drug called lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r).

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