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Worldwide in 2006,

• 7,945 AIDS-related deaths per day
  
• 11,780 new HIV infections per day
  
• 39.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS by end of 2006
  
• 4.3 million people were infected with HIV in 2006
  
• 2.3 million children (0-14) are living with HIV/AIDS
  
• 380,000 children died from AIDS in 2006
  
• 2.9 million people died from AIDS in 2006

And in South and South East-Asia in 2006,

• 1,616 AIDS-related deaths per day
• 2,356 new HIV infections per day
• 7.8 million people living with HIV/AIDS by the end of 2006
• 860,000 people were infected with HIV in 2006
• 590,000 people died from AIDS in 2006
  

Source: AIDS Epidemic Update, UNAIDS, 2006

POLICY Vietnam Program Description

The POLICY Project in Viet Nam has recently received official registration from the government of Viet Nam. The aim of POLICY Project in Viet Nam, in partnership with USAID, is to support the government and people of Viet Nam in their response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Activities for 2003-2004 focus on building capacity for evidence-based HIV/AIDS policy development and supporting and strengthening the role of people living with HIV/AIDS within the framework of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) principle.

Organization: POLICY Project
Theme: Policy and Advocacy
Country: Vietnam

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