As many as 22% of African-Americans with HIV do not know that they have the virus.
Many more people with HIV now receive life-saving drugs which keep the virus under control.
Patient demand was instrumental in improving outcomes for adults with HIV and breast cancer.
The Rwinkwavu Hospital has treated 1, 995 patients with HIV drugs--and kept 96% of them alive.
Diflucan, an antifungal medicine, is used to treat infections that commonly strike people infected with HIV.
Meanwhile, the number of people living with HIV in Russia has more than doubled since 2001.
The disease is the leading cause of death among people with HIV in South Africa.
People living with HIV and AIDS have to endure prejudice born out of ignorance and fear.
Once women know they are living with HIV, they may hide their status from others.
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Nearly half of those living with HIV in the United States (46%) are African-American.
Li Dan, a young idealist, has devoted his life to helping those with HIV-AIDS in China.
Fortunately, a wide range of services and resources are available to people with HIV.
Older people with HIV have twice as many age-related health conditions as their HIV negative peers.
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The drugs are life-saving, but the challenge of ageing well with HIV is considerable.
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This information may influence the treatment of people living with HIV who are co-infected with TB.
Nevertheless, the curve in life expectancy for people with HIV appears to be going up.
Worldwide, 33 million people are infected with HIV and last year, AIDS claimed some 2 million lives.
People living with HIV require hospital monitoring, but considerable support is also provided by primary care physicians.
Those with HIV are 100 times more likely to develop TB than other members of the population.
HIV-related stigma and discrimination can subject women who are living with HIV to additional risk of violence.
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According to the CDC, 28% of Americans with HIV are hetereosexuals, and 17% are injection drug users.
More than 200, 000 people in the United States are living with HIV, but unaware of their status.
This incredible reduction was accomplished despite the fact that more women with HIV infection were giving birth.
So with the right support, it's possible to live a healthy life into old age with HIV.
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India has the second highest number of infections, with an estimated 4.8 million people living with HIV.
Consultants on the film: Coaching group from UNESCO Almaty Office, "Kazakhstan Union of people Living with HIV".
According to CDC estimates, 9, 400 Latinos in the United States were newly infected with HIV in 2009.
"A lot of these women will be infected (with HIV or Aids), " said Annabel Kanabus, director of Avert.
Girls who marry early are more likely to be abused and, these days, to be infected with HIV.
The number of pills people with HIV have to take each day has been reduced in recent years.
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