EU: Surge in HIV/AIDS Cases in 2005
By, Andreas Roditis, ERT, March 20, 2007
More than 20,000 new HIV/AIDS cases were diagnosed in the EU nations in 2005, read a press released of the European Commission, on the occasion of Tuesday’s session held between the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Member State health authorities. European Commissioner for Health, Markos Kyprianou called on the Member States to implement more measures against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, also urging the ECDC to ensure comprehensive surveillance of HIV/AIDS in the entire EU.
“Fighting the resurgence of HIV/AIDS in Europe has become a top priority for the EU in recent years. I fully endorse the declaration from the German Presidency’s HIV/AIDS conference in Bremen last week and look forward to EU Heads of Government debating HIV/AIDS at the European Council. EU countries need to work together to ensure comprehensive surveillance of this disease and to review strategies and actions that are most effective in fighting HIV/AIDS," argued Kyprianou.
With regard to HIV/AIDS, the EU’s executive arm stated that more than 20,000 new HIV/AIDS cases were diagnosed in the EU in 2005. This figure, however, does not include data from two major EU nations, therefore the actual number of new cases is feared to near 30,000. Furthermore, the number of new cases diagnosed annually fails to demonstrate the full picture of HIV transmission in the EU, as 30% of those infected with the HIV virus are estimated to be unaware of it. In particular, heterosexuals accounted for 55% of the new HIV infections, while sex between men accounted for 1/3 of the cases.
Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/3/24100.asp
More than 20,000 new HIV/AIDS cases were diagnosed in the EU nations in 2005, read a press released of the European Commission, on the occasion of Tuesday’s session held between the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Member State health authorities. European Commissioner for Health, Markos Kyprianou called on the Member States to implement more measures against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, also urging the ECDC to ensure comprehensive surveillance of HIV/AIDS in the entire EU.
“Fighting the resurgence of HIV/AIDS in Europe has become a top priority for the EU in recent years. I fully endorse the declaration from the German Presidency’s HIV/AIDS conference in Bremen last week and look forward to EU Heads of Government debating HIV/AIDS at the European Council. EU countries need to work together to ensure comprehensive surveillance of this disease and to review strategies and actions that are most effective in fighting HIV/AIDS," argued Kyprianou.
With regard to HIV/AIDS, the EU’s executive arm stated that more than 20,000 new HIV/AIDS cases were diagnosed in the EU in 2005. This figure, however, does not include data from two major EU nations, therefore the actual number of new cases is feared to near 30,000. Furthermore, the number of new cases diagnosed annually fails to demonstrate the full picture of HIV transmission in the EU, as 30% of those infected with the HIV virus are estimated to be unaware of it. In particular, heterosexuals accounted for 55% of the new HIV infections, while sex between men accounted for 1/3 of the cases.
Source: http://news.ert.gr/en/3/24100.asp
posted by AIDS-Care-Watch at 4:37 pm
1 Comments:
By talking to some members at positivesingles.com, it seems that the number is much more than 20,000.
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