HIV CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

• HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 35 million lives so far. In 2016, 1.0 million people died from HIV-related causes globally.
• There were approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV at the end of 2016 with 1.8 million people becoming newly infected in 2016 globally.
• 54% of adults and 43% of children living with HIV are currently receiving lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART).
• Global ART coverage for pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV is high at 76% .