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Educational Development News Blog

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Record Number of Women with HIV Worldwide

BBC reports that the number of adult women with HIV has increased dramatically. 37.2 M adults are reported to be HIV-infected world-wide.

"In sub-Saharan Africa about 60% of those with HIV are women. Over the past two years alone, the number of women infected in East Asia has increased by 56%. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia the number has increased by 48%."

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