![]() Every day that goes by without progress, over 300 children and adolescents lose their fight against AIDS.”ĭespite accounting for only 7 per cent of overall people living with HIV, children and adolescents comprised 17 per cent of all AIDS-related deaths, and 21 per cent of new HIV infections in 2021. ![]() “Children are falling through the cracks because we are collectively failing to find and test them and get them on life-saving treatment. ![]() ![]() “Though children have long lagged behind adults in the AIDS response, the stagnation seen in the last three years is unprecedented, putting too many young lives at risk of sickness and death,” said UNICEF Associate Chief of HIV/AIDS Anurita Bains. This comes on top of an existing and growing gap in treatment between children and adults. Meanwhile, another 310,000 were newly infected, bringing the total number of young people living with HIV to 2.7 million.Īhead of World AIDS Day, UNICEF warns that progress in HIV prevention and treatment for children, adolescents, and pregnant women has nearly flatlined over the past three years, with many regions still not at pre-COVID-19 service coverage. NEW YORK, 28 November 2022 – Around 110,000 children and adolescents (0-19 years) died from AIDs-related causes during 2021, according to the latest UNICEF global snapshot on children and HIV and AIDS. Unprecedented stagnation comes on top of an existing and growing gap in treatment between children and adults. ![]() Download Report (PDF | 869.23 KB | Arabic version). ![]()
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