Global Science Issues students' research on the global HIV pandemic

1. Global Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS Challenge 20/20 2010-2011

3. 2009 Regional HIV Statistics Source: UNAIDS Region Adults & Children Living with HIV Sub-Saharan Africa 22.5 Million Middle East & North Africa 460,000 South & South-East Asia 4.1 Million East Asia 770,000 Oceania 57,000 Central & South America 1.4 Million Caribbean 240,000 Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.4 Million Western & Central Europe 820,000 North America 1.5 Million Total 33.3 Million

4. World Regions HIV Current Data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Africa HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). AIDS is a disease of the immune system that has treatment options, but no cure, at the present time. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region that has the most infected people living with HIV. They have about 22.5 million people with HIV. Six point one percent of Sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV and one percent of the whole world population is living with HIV.

5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Africa HIV Data for West African Countries Country Adult prevalence Total HIV Deaths 2005 Cameroon 15.9% 100,000 82,000 Côte d'Ivoire 7.1% 750,000 65,000 Liberia 5.9% 100,000 72,000 Guinea-Bissau 3.8% 32,000 2,700 Togo 3.2% 110,000 9,100 Nigeria 2.5% 3,600,000 310,000 Gambia 2.4% 20,000 1,300 Burkina Faso 2.0% 150,000 12,000 Ghana 1.9% 260,000 21,000 Benin 1.8% 87,000 9,600 Mali 1.7% 130,000 11,000 Sierra Leone 1.6% 48,000 4,600 Guinea 1.5% 85,000 7,100 Niger 1.1% 79,000 7,600 Senegal 0.8% 44,000 3,500 Mauritania 0.7% 12,000 <1,000

8. HIV Current Policies In Africa

10. Training teachers to talk about AIDS prevention Education Using the mainstream media to raise awareness; Improving children’s access to education. Providing universal health access in many cases; Africa's Policies http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3395.html http://www.suite101.com/aids-hiv-in-africa

11. Recognizing the role of grandparents in high cases of orphaned children Botswana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, and Zambia, have also tried to provide free HIV treatment as user fees have prevented people from receiving health services . http://www.globalissues.org/article/90/aids-in-africa#ActionbyotherAfricanLeaders

15. http://www.avert.org/media-gallery/image-1303-an-hiv-prevention-billboard-in-malaysia http://www.avert.org/media-gallery/image-1185-hiv-prevention-sign-in-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam HIV prevention sign in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2005. The text reads: &quot;Injecting drugs: don't try it even once&quot;. HIV Prevention Messages in Asia An HIV prevention billboard in Malaysia, sponsored by Lions Clubs International.

16. Current Policy In India

21. Achievements Of The NACP-I and NACP-II

23. Future Solutions for HIV/AIDS

24. Helping Africa . Since Africa is one of the top continents that has the most number of HIV/AIDS cases, Africans are the ones that should be helped first. SAFE SEX By Introducing: Abstinence MORE Antiretroviral DRUGS Educated Access to contraceptives

27. Sources http://www.nanomed.hbi.ir/images/jj_aids.jpg http://marissaneave.com/posterous/general-idea-aids.jpg http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visualculture/images/A28344.jpg http://djiin.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/aids-0.jpg http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/files/images/aids%20drug.jpg http://www.topnews.in/health/files/Stop-AIDS.JPG http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/aids-hiv-anatomy.gif http://www.frank151.com/files/u2/world_aids_day_ribbon.png http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/aids-patient.jpg http://www.adap.org.uk/Project-pic2.gif http://awtreyms.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341cb85053ef0120a8a378ad970b-800wi

28. Contributors Members of Dr. Palmer’s 5 th /6 th period 2010/2011 Global Science Issues class Carver High School Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Winston-Salem, NC U.S.A.