ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP): Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, says UNICEF’s annual statistical update on children, HIV and AIDS, released ahead of the World AIDS Day – Sunday, 1 December 2019. Low access to anti-retroviral treatment, in addition to limited prevention efforts, is a leading cause for these deaths, with only 54 per cent of children aged 0-14 living with HIV in 2018 or 790,000 children receiving lifesaving anti-retroviral therapy, said a press release. “The world is on the cusp of making great gains in the battle against HIV and AIDS, but … Continue reading Only half of children living with HIV have access to life-saving treatment – UNICEF