UNICEF and UNAIDS dropped some grim projections ahead of World AIDS Day, saying kids with HIV keep getting shafted on testing and treatment. If funding gets slashed in half, models show 1.1 million more children could catch HIV by 2040, and 820,000 could die from AIDS-related stuff. Even keeping things at current levels means 1.9 million new infections and 990,000 deaths among kids because progress has been crawling.
About 120,000 children under 14 caught HIV recently, and 75,000 died from AIDS complications, which breaks down to roughly 200 deaths every single day. Only 55 percent of kids living with HIV got antiretroviral therapy compared to 78 percent of adults, leaving around 620,000 children untreated. Sub-Saharan Africa is taking the biggest hit, accounting for 88 percent of kids living with HIV and 84 percent of child deaths from the disease.
About 120,000 children under 14 caught HIV recently, and 75,000 died from AIDS complications, which breaks down to roughly 200 deaths every single day. Only 55 percent of kids living with HIV got antiretroviral therapy compared to 78 percent of adults, leaving around 620,000 children untreated. Sub-Saharan Africa is taking the biggest hit, accounting for 88 percent of kids living with HIV and 84 percent of child deaths from the disease.
