United Arab Emirates HIV country profile 2016

Sociodemographic data

  • Total population (in millions): 9.2
  • Life expectancy at birth (years): 77
  • Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 5.9
  • GNI per capita, (current international US$): 40, 480
  • Public Health expenditure, total (% of GDP): 2.6
  • Human Development Index Value: 0.84

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

919

New infections

NA

49

AIDS-related deaths

NA

3

 

 

 

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HIV in specific populations

 

Survey data

 

Size estimate

Routine testing and VCT data

Key populations

 

 

 

No tested

HIV+ cases (%)

Sex Workers (SW)

No facility based and community based HIV surveillance activities are carried out in UAE.

 

 

 

 

Men having Sex with Men (MSM)

 

 

 

 

People who inject drugs (PWIDs)

 

 

 

 

Prisoners

 

 

 

 

Populations in health settings

 

 

57

8.8%

TB patients

 

 

 

 

Pregnant women

 

 

35,126

.01%

Blood Donors

 

 

34,735

0%

Clients of testing services

 

 

 

 

Response

Policy implementation

 

 

Policy CD4 threshold adults and adolescents

Data not available

Recommended initiation threshold  children

Data not available

Policy of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Data not available

Implementation of lifelong ART to pregnant & breastfeeding women

Data not available

Implementation of national policy on viral load monitoring

Data not available

HIV testing coverage in key populations *

Data not available.

Antiretroviral therapy and PMTCT coverage

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References 

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(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.