The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that 52 percent of people confirmed to have mpox (monkeypox) are living with HIV.
In a recent statement released in commemoration of World AIDS Day 2022, the organization noted that HIV is still a major public health issue with 5.9 million people who are aware that they have HIV are not receiving treatment.
The statement read: “A further 4 million people living with HIV have not yet been diagnosed.
“While 76 percent of adults overall were receiving antiretroviral treatment that helps them lead normal and healthy lives, only 52 percent of children living with HIV were accessing this treatment globally in 2021.
“70 percent of new HIV infections are among people who are marginalized and often criminalized.”
The WHO added that though HIV transmission has reduced in Africa, there has been no significant reduction among men who have sex with men over the last 10 years.
The statement added: “The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on global leaders and citizens to boldly recognize and address the inequalities that are holding back progress in attaining the global goal to end AIDS by 2030.
“In comparing how HIV and mpox overlap, the organisation said its available data shows that “among people confirmed to have mpox, a high number – 52% – were people living with HIV”.
“Global data reported to WHO suggest that people living with mpox with untreated HIV appear to be at risk for more severe disease than people without HIV.”
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