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1. FACT: 70% of new HIV infections in 2010 were in Africa.

   FACT: 34 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. 
2. FACT: HIV/AIDS has claimed more than 30 million lives. 
3. FACT: Male circumcision can prevent HIV infection. Source:malecircumcision.org 
4. FACT: 2 million children are living with HIV/AIDS. Most were infected during pregnancy or breastfeeding. 
5. FACT: Mother-to-child HIV spread is almost entirely preventable—but access to needed tools remains low.
6. FACT: HIV treatment medicines have saved 2.5 million lives since 1995. 
7. FACT: 3.2 million people are receiving HIV treatment thanks to gov’t 
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9. FACT: The U.S. can provide lifesaving HIV treatment to someone in need for less than $1 per day. 
10. FACT: For every person starting treatment today, two are newly infected

From Gates Foundation blog…World AIDS Day