Late diagnosis of HIV in women raises concern across Europe

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe have revealed the data for HIV cases in the region for 2018.

The data reports 1,41,000 new HIV diagnoses in the Region. Women accounted for one-third of the total cases.

60% of HIV diagnoses in women were in the age group of 30 – 49 years old. At this age, their immune system is not that strong.....