The female face of AIDS
November 30, 2007 || Health Policy
On December 1st each year, the world comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day. Today, about 42 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Of the approximately 15,000 people who will be infected with HIV each day this year, the majority will not even know that they are infected and will continue to spread this disease for another several years before they realize they are ill. As the epidemic spreads, it is affecting more and more women; globally, it is estimated that women represent approximately 65% of all those infected with HIV/AIDS. In fact, the leading risk factor for HIV among...


