HIV/AIDS in Argentina

Vanesa Fridman, MDInfectious Disease

Hospital de ClinicasUniversidad de Buenos Aires,

Argentina

ARGENTINA

• Territory: 2.780.400 km²

• Population: 40.091.359 95.4 male per 100 female

• Capital: Buenos Aires city 14.185 per Km2

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HIV/AIDS in Argentina• 47.898 HIV positive • 50% does not know their HIV

condition130.000• 5.000 new patients/year are reported

every year to the Health Department (aprox 1.700 attended private care clinics)

HIV/AIDS in Argentina

HIV/AIDS in Argentina

• Male to female ratio 1.7• Age at diagnosis increased from 30

to 35 from 2000 to 2009 • Mean way of acquisition: - Men sexual 86% (heterosexual 50%)- Women 88% sexual (heterosexual) • Between 2008-2009: 230 perinatal• Mortality (2008): 35.3 per millon

HIV/AIDS in Argentina

• 69% attend public health • In 2009 the Ministry of Health gave

treatment to 29.886 HIV patients• In 2009, it was spent $187.504.607

(46.876.151 US$s) in ARV, treatment for OI and milk

• The health department also gave treatment for coinfection:HCV (315 cases, 0.08/10000) and HBV (487 cases, 0.12/10000) and vaccines

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