In the world, according to UNAIDS (United Nations on HIV / AIDS), the number of people infected by HIV is estimated at about 39 million in 2005, the majority living in developing countries. In 2005, 2.8 million people died because of AIDS and 4.1 million people were newly infected by the virus.
In developing countries, 6.8 million people infected by the virus need to be processed and only 24% of them have access to antiretroviral treatment, against 7% in 2003. Among the 800 000 children below 15 years infected by HIV in 2005, only 8 to 13% of them receive treatment. The covers anti-retroviral treatment vary according to regions of the globe: 75% of people infected and require treatment are actually treated in Latin America and the Caribbean, 23% in countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, 16% the countries of South Asia, East and South-East, 13% in the countries of Europe and Central Asia, 5% in the countries of North Africa and the Middle East.
In France, according to the latest report of Experts in June 2006 asked by the Ministry of Health, since the epidemic began around the 1980s until 30 June 2005 the number of AIDS cases is estimated at 60 and 212 26 239 are survivors.
Between 2003 and 2005, more than 12 655 notifications of HIV infection are reported (including approximately 9000 discovery of HIV. Sex is the main mode of contamination in 2004: 54% heterosexual, homosexual 24%, 11% of injecting drug users and is not known how contamination among others.
These are women of Saharan origin who are most frequently affected. Among heterosexual couples contamination occurs, most often while the couple is stable and that a partner does not know that he is HIV positive.
While the transmission of HIV as a result of injection drug used contaminated equipment is falling. In recent years, the frequency of HIV transmission among men who have sex with is worrying. The easing in homosexual behavior is a fact.
The diagnosis of AIDS disease is often asked when people do not know they were HIV positive and therapeutic care is so late, they are more often men who fall into this scenario. It goes without saying that prevention and health education among the general public are essential to imagine reversing the AIDS epidemic and reduce the number of people infected. The communication must not falter, it is essential to repeat tirelessly prevention messages and use of condoms in sexual relationships and to encourage screening. The education of adolescents must be done before the onset of sexual activity.