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December 2005 The annual AIDS epidemic update reports on the latest developments in the global AIDS epidemic. With maps and regional summaries, the 2005 edition provides the most recent estimates of the epidemic’s scope and human toll, explores new trends in the epidemic’s evolution, and features a special section on HIV prevention. |
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GLOBAL SUMMARY OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, DECEMBER 2005 INTENSIFYING PREVENTION: THE ROAD TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA NORTH AMERICA, WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE
UNAIDS/WHO – 2005 UNAIDS/05.19E
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Explanatory note about UNAIDS/WHO estimates The UNAIDS/WHO estimates in this document are based on the most recent available data on the spread of HIV in countries around the world. They are provisional. UNAIDS and WHO, together with experts from national AIDS programmes and research institutions, regularly review and update the estimates as improved knowledge about the epidemic becomes available, while also drawing on advances made in the methods for deriving estimates. Because of these and future advances, the current estimates cannot be compared directly with estimates published in previous years, nor with those that may be published subsequently. The estimates and data provided in the graphs and tables are given in rounded numbers. However, unrounded numbers were used in the calculation of rates and regional totals, so there may be small discrepancies between the global totals and the sum of the regional figures. UNAIDS and WHO will continue to work with countries, partner organizations and experts to improve data collection. These efforts will ensure that the best possible estimates are available to assist governments, nongovernmental organizations and others in gauging the status of the epidemic and monitoring the effectiveness of their considerable prevention and care efforts.
 
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