Europe's HIV problem is growing at an alarming pace
Reuters/World Economic Forum - in 2016, the number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe reached its highest level since records began. 80% of those new infections were in Eastern Europe.
Accordingly to WHO's European regional director, we will not be able to achieve the target - to end the Aids epidemic by 2030 - if this trend persists. A central area of concern is the late diagnosis of a big amount of cases. On average, the virus is detected only after 3 years. Such a late HIV diagnosis increases the risk that the virus has been passed on to others. Moreover, late diagnosis also decreases people's chances of living a long and healthy life. Self-testing services and testing provided by lay providers might be new strategies (Foto: World Bank/flickr CC BY-NC-ND 20).