Palestine HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Population: 4.6 m
  • Life expectancy at birth (years): 73.1
  • Births per 1000 population: 
  • Deaths, female per 1000 population: 98
  • Deaths, female per 1000 population: 143
  • Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births): 18
  • HDI value: 0.684
  • GNI (per capita): 3230

HIV care cascade and progress towards 90-90-90

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Epidemiological data (2016)

HIV estimates and case notification

 

Estimated

Reported

HIV prevalence in general population

NA

 

People living with HIV (PLHIV)

NA

43

New infections

NA

7

AIDS-related deaths

NA

1

 

 

 

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HIV in specific populations

 

Survey data

 

Size estimate

Routine testing and VCT data

Key populations

Data not available

 

 

No tested

HIV+ cases (%)

Sex Workers (SW)

 

 

 

 

Men having Sex with Men (MSM)

 

 

 

 

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

 

5000 (2012)

 

 

Prisoners

 

 

 

 

Populations in health settings

 

 

 

 

TB patients

 

 

45

0%

Pregnant women

 

 

 

 

Blood Donors

 

 

 

 

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

Policy CD4 threshold adults and adolescents

Data  not available

Recommended initiation threshold  children

Policy of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring

HIV testing coverage in key populations *

Data not available.

Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage

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References 

(1) http://www.prb.org/pdf16/prb-wpds2016-web-2016.pdf; (2) WHO.EMRO Regional Surveillance Data; (3) UNAIDS/WHO estimates 2016; (4) Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) 2016.