Reproductive Freedoms

Question 1

Explain the 90/10 gap.

Answer 1

only 10% of current global research funding is spent on diseases that afflict 90% of the world’s population

women’s health left out of funding priorities

Question 2

HIV/AIDS facts

Answer 2

African countries receive 37% of anti-retroviral therapies globally, but make up 70 % of HIV cases globally

Total living with HIV in 2015:
Adults: 36.7 million
Women: 17.4 million
Children (under 15 years): 2.6 million

Receiving antiretroviral therapy: 46%