1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 10, 2019Global Trends in HIV/AIDSGlobal Trends According to the Joint U.N. Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), more than 75 million people have been infected with the HIV virus since 1996, when the pandemic began. At the end of 2018, 38 million people were l
2、iving with HIV/AIDS, including 2.1 million children younger than 15 years. The same year, 770,000 people died of HIV-related illnesses, and 1.7 million people were newly infected with HIV. Globally, an estimated one out of four people infected with HIV do not know they have it. In 2018, an estimated
3、 79% of people living with HIV knew their status. Successive U.S. Administrations and Congresses have supported efforts to combat global HIV/AIDS over the past few decades. The United States provides more funding than any other country in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Since the launch of the Pr
4、esidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in FY2004, the United States has provided a total of about $68 billion for global HIV/AIDS programs through FY2018 (averaging about $4.6 billion per year). This assistance has been provided through PEPFAR, bilateral State Department- and USAID-adminis
