DID YOU KNOW THAT
It is estimated that more than 10 million people are infected with Tuberculosis
One person each second is infected
Tuberculosis moves faster in a person with HIV because of the damaged immune system.Hence ,it is more difficult to diagnose tuberclosis in those with HIV/AIDS.(hence all people with HIV should be screened for Tuberclosis and all tuberclosis patients should be tested for HIV).
40 -60% of newly registered Tuberculosis cases are HIV-positive.
IN THE WORLD(Resources:UNAIDS,WORLD BANK,CDC,GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL 2007)
Esitmate that thre are more than 33million people living with HIV/AIDS
>25 million have already died from AIDS
Estimate that 16,000 people in the world get infected everyday(2000 of these are babies...)that is 667 people every hour ;11 people every minute!
there are more than 15 million children who lost one or both parents to AIDS- related fatal diseases.That 's one child who is orphaned every 15 second
IN AFRICA
29.4 million Africans are living with HIV/AIDS. 10 million are 15-24 years
>17 million Africans have died from AIDS ;>7,000 die each day
One in elven AFricans has HIV/AIDS
source :Worldwide Aids Coalition
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