HIV AIDS

One of the bigger challenges to health worldwide is HIV-AIDS. Get some expert views

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Counting the crisis at home

When we talk about an "AIDS crisis", what exactly do we mean? How big are infection rates for HIV AIDS in the UK?

Counting the crisis: worldwide

Counting rates of HIV infection in the UK can be relatively simple. If only it were that easy worldwide.

Counting the crisis: other sources

We can be certain about the extent of the risks because we don't get our facts from a single place. We're able to cross-tabulate with other sources.

The scale of the fight

Nearly 70 per cent of all people wth HIV/AIDS live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Susan Fawssett introduces our exploration of the challenges of HIV AIDS.

Rates of infection

70% of HIV AIDS cases worldwide are found in Sub-Saharan Africa: a region with just 10% of global population. What drives HIV AIDS in developing countries?

Repercussions

The damage done to a nation by HIV AIDS isn't solely reflected in the death rate: future generations will feel the impact of HIV AIDS.

How can the world help?

Outside agencies can play a vital role in helping communities stabilise themselves in the face of the HIV AIDS challenge. How can development agencies help?

A challenge for us all

The AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa is not merely a challenge for the nations it affects directly - there are also global responsibilities.

The science of HIV

First noticed amongst gay men in California and New York, now threatening to wipe a generation from many nations in Africa. What is AIDS?

The next question

HIV was identified as the virus which lead to AIDS - but that was the beginning of the story. Is HIV just like any other virus? What is HIV?

What does HIV do?

Some viruses are more deadly than others - what does HIV do?

No easy answers

If we know so much about HIV already, why is a cure so difficult to find?

The crucible of crisis

It appears to have come from nowhere - it may have first jumped into the human species as early 1930s; HIV is similar to a virus found in simians - explore the origins.