Although the epidemiologic data show that HIV infection
has, in mostly the main, stabilized in the western part of
Europe, HIV continues to constitute one of the major medical
problems in the region. This paper aims to give an overview
of the prevalence of HIV in Europe in general, but also
primarily in its various regions, as well as among its various
population groups. The approach is justified by the
underlying philosophy that means of fighting HIV should,
first and foremost, be directed to those parts of the population
that are most exposed to the risk of HIV infection.
According to estimates by the World Health Organization
(WHO) and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,
in 2011, the number of people living with HIV in Europe and
Central Asia was 2,300,000.1 This is more than twice the
2001 figure. Europe/Central Asia is one of only two regions
in which HIV infections continue to increase
Although the epidemiologic data show that HIV infectionhas, in mostly the main, stabilized in the western part ofEurope, HIV continues to constitute one of the major medicalproblems in the region. This paper aims to give an overviewof the prevalence of HIV in Europe in general, but alsoprimarily in its various regions, as well as among its variouspopulation groups. The approach is justified by theunderlying philosophy that means of fighting HIV should,first and foremost, be directed to those parts of the populationthat are most exposed to the risk of HIV infection.According to estimates by the World Health Organization(WHO) and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,in 2011, the number of people living with HIV in Europe andCentral Asia was 2,300,000.1 This is more than twice the2001 figure. Europe/Central Asia is one of only two regionsin which HIV infections continue to increase
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