Introductory Remarks to 48th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Thematic debate on ‘Preventing HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention’, Vienna, 8th March 2005, by Dr Peter Piot UNAIDS Executive Direct

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Introductory Remarks to 48th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Thematic debate on ‘Preventing HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention’, Vienna, 8th March 2005, by Dr Peter Piot UNAIDS Executive Direct

04 August 2006

Today, drug injecting with contaminated equipment is the major HIV transmission mode in many countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is also driving HIV transmission in North Africa and the Middle East. About 10% of all new infections worldwide stem from injection drug use. If Africa is not included in the statistics this figure rises to 30% of all new infections.