HIV prevention in the African Region: a strategy for renewal and acceleration: report of the Regional Director
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Abstract
Nearly two thirds of the world's HIV-positive population live in sub-Saharan Africa. In2005 alone, out of the 4.9 million new infections, 3.2 million occurred in the African Region,the majority of those affected being aged between 15 and 49.2. Countries in the African Region have made encouraging progress in implementing variouselements of prevention and treatment interventions to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Themain challenges include limited effective coverage of services in order to have the requiredimpact, weak linkage between prevention and treatment interventions, weak health systems,lack of favourable policy environment for HIV prevention and inadequate resources at alllevels.3. Recognizing the alarming trend in HIV incidence in the Region and the need to increasemeasures to control further progress of the epidemic, the WHO Regional Committee for Africa,at its fifty-fifth session in August 2005, adopted Resolution AFR/RC55/R6, “Acceleration ofHIV prevention efforts in the African Region”. By that resolution, the Regional Committeedeclared 2006 the “Year for Acceleration of HIV Prevention in the African Region” and urgedMember States to re-emphasize and re-invigorate HIV prevention efforts.Citation
Regional Committee for Africa, 56. (2006). HIV prevention in the African Region: a strategy for renewal and acceleration: report of the Regional Director. World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/92471