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Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States

This report from UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides an overview of the number of people living with HIV globally at the end of 2006. It shows that the number of people living with HIV, as well as the number of people dying from AIDS, continues to grow despite increased access to treatment and prevention programmes. The report gives a region by region analysis of the figures of those living with HIV and the most recent trends in the rates of infection.

Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly southern Africa, continues to be the worst affected region. Two thirds of all people living with HIV live in this area, and 65 per cent of all new diagnoses were made there. There is evidence of a decline in prevalence rates in some countries in the region but these trends remain weak. There is also evidence that Uganda, which had made considerable progress in reducing prevalence rates, is seeing a rise in infections. Eastern Europe and Central Asia witnessed the greatest increase in the number of people infected with HIV. The number of people diagnosed with HIV increased 70 per cent between 2004 and 2006. Two thirds of the infections in this region are due to the use of non-sterile injecting drug use equipment. The report emphasises the importance of working with young people to encourage them to alter their behaviour, since 40 per cent of new diagnoses in 2006 were among people aged between 15 and 24 years.

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