"For the world to end AIDS, we must get it right here in Asia and the Pacific, but also in India because India has the second largest number of people living with HIV outside of South Africa," said David.
Asia Pacific accounts for a quarter of the new HIV infections in the world: 300,000 new HIV infections in the region out of the total 1.3 million new infections worldwide in 2023. India accounted for 5-6% of the total new HIV infections globally in 2023.
If data alone does not drive the point home, then read this:
* Every 2 minutes in Asia Pacific region, one person is newly infected with HIV.
* Every hour this represents 35 people newly infected, including 9 young people.
* Every day, 300 men who have sex with men, 80 people who inject drugs, 50 sex workers and 15 transgender people become newly infected.
* Every hour 17 people die of an AIDS-related illness.
* And every day we lose 9 young people between the ages of 15 to 24 to AIDS-related illnesses in the region.
Key populations are key to HIV response
"HIV is concentrated among key populations and their partners. In 2022 in the Asia Pacific region, 4 out of every 5 new infections were among key populations and their sexual partners. This translates to nearly 80% of new infections were among key populations and their sexual partners. Of this, 43% were through male to male sex, which is an increase of over 34% over the past 10 years," said David.
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