Young people account for the majority of new HIV/AIDS infections.Children and young people in Asia are facing unprecedented health risks from HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and other diseases due to the rapid spread of amphetamine-type drug abuse, UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. warned.
Speaking at the International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Bennoun, UNICEF Regional Advisor on HIV/AIDS, highlighted an urgent need for more effective and coordinated policies to tackle the growing problem. "We are witnessing a human tragedy unfolding at an alarming pace affecting our children and young people," Mr. Bennoun said. Worldwide, young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for the majority of new HIV/AIDS infections. Intravenous drug use intravenous drug use Intravenous drug abuse The habitual IV injection of drugs of abuse Epidemiology In the US ± 2.5 million–population ± 235 million have used IVDs Infections Pyogenic–eg, endocarditis, pneumonia, sepsis Common agents accounts for much of the infection. And recent research has shown users of amphetamine-type substances are increasingly injecting their drugs of choice. Asia is home to approximately 33 million users of amphetamine-type substances. Approximately two-thirds live primarily in Thailand, the Philippines, Japan and Taiwan. Children and young people account for the majority of new users. (UNICEF) Source: Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (ICYO ICYO Indian Committee of Youth Organizations (India) ) newsletter, May 2003 |
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