1. Globally, there are more than 10.35 million people held in prisons on any given day. The total annual global prison population is significantly greater due to high turnover in the incarcerated population. One third of the imprisoned people are in pretrial detention centres. The ...

In 2016, 29444 people were diagnosed with HIV in the 31 countries of the EU/EEA, with a rate of 5.9 per 100000 when adjusted for reporting delay (Table  1; Annex  6). Countries with the highest rates of new HIV diagnoses reported in 2016 were Latvia ...

Accurate and credible data on the HIV epidemic are the cornerstone of the AIDS response. I am proud that UNAIDS leads the world’s most extensive data collection on HIV epidemiology, programme coverage and finance and publishes the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the HIV ...

Background Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we provide national estimates of levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), ...

What are the concerns about HIV data? Good data are essential for effective public health planning and action. Lack of critical HIV data weakens the ability of countries across the region to plan, implement and monitor their responses to the epidemic. Three strategic areas are particularly ...