Coronavirus: More than 5 lakh AIDS patients will die in next 6 months claims WHO report

The coronavirus has so far killed more than 297,000 people worldwide. More than 4.3 million people have been infected with the virus. Meanwhile, according to a WHO report coronavirus has killed five million AIDS patients.

According to a modeling study by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS, more than half a million AIDS patients will die in sub-Saharan Africa in the next six months. If so, this will be the record number of AIDS deaths since 2008.

Since 2010, the number of HIV infections among children in Africa has dropped by 43 percent. This was made possible by antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. But if they don't get the medicine and therapy on time, 37 percent of patients in Mozambique will die in the next six months.

According to their study by WHO and UNAIDS, 257 crore people were living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018. About 64% of them survive with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.

Now that the coronavirus has spread, the health system in these areas has collapsed. ARVs are not provided in HIV clinics. AIDS patients do not have a dose of medication.

The WHO says the study shows how dangerous the corona virus is for people suffering from other diseases on earth, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

WHO Director General Dr. Tedros lamented that the report was creating a strange situation. If 500,000 people die of AIDS in Africa, we will have to go back in history.

You need to be aware. This will protect not only the corona but also people suffering from other diseases. Dr. Tedros helped companies and health-related people around the world to help people in Africa by increasing the number of AIDS-related test kits and medicines.

The risk of HIV transmission has also increased in Africa, as there is a shortage of condoms. There is also a shortage of ARV therapy, testing kits, etc. In Africa, people with AIDS or HIV need timely ARV therapy.

When ARV therapy is not completed, the HIV virus levels increase in the body. If such a person infects a person in any way, there is a risk that the number of AIDS patients will also increase.