Rapports et Études
01/12/2017On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS warns that men are less likely to access HIV treatment and more likely to die of AIDS-related illnessesUNAIDS, 1 December 2017 - "On World AIDS Day, UNAIDS has released a new report showing that men are less likely to take an HIV test, less likely to access antiretroviral therapy and more likely to die of AIDS-related illnesses than women. The Blind spot shows that globally less than half of men living with HIV are on treatment, compared to 60% of women. Studies show that men are more likely than women to start treatment late, to interrupt treatment and to be lost to treatment follow-up. |
30/11/2017Right to healthUNAIDS - "World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the interdependence between progress in ending AIDS and progress towards universal health coverage and the right to health. |
01/12/2017The expanding epidemic of HIV-1 in the Russian FederationPlos Med - "In 2017, the Russian Federation (RF) is estimated to have the largest number of HIV-1 infected citizens of any country in Europe. Cumulative reported diagnoses reached over 1.16 million infections by mid-2017, and actual infections, including those that remain undiagnosed and/or unreported, are doubtless substantially higher. In contrast to the global epidemic pattern, the HIV epidemic in the RF and in most countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia continues to expand significantly. |
25/11/2017Achieving HIV Targets through Human Rights InstrumentsThe Global Forum on MSM & HIV - "Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, stigma and discrimination have fueled human rights violations against communities that are marginalized and particularly vulnerable to HIV. |
01/12/2017Advancing the Right to Health in the AIDS Response: An Evolving Movement and an Uncertain FutureHealth and Human Rights Journal - "The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is focusing its 2017 World AIDS Day campaign on the right to health. This groundbreaking campaign, My Health, My Right, provides an opportunity to reflect on the advancements of the right to health in the AIDS response and the challenges for human rights in the years to come. |
25/11/2017The WHO public health approach to HIV treatment and care: looking back and looking aheadThe Lancet - "In 2006, WHO set forth its vision for a public health approach to delivering antiretroviral therapy. This approach has been broadly adopted in resource-poor settings and has provided the foundation for scaling up treatment to over 19·5 million people. There is a global commitment to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 and, to support this goal, there are opportunities to adapt the public health approach to meet the ensuing challenges. |