Switzerland

HIV/AIDS Statistics for Switzerland

Total population in thousands (2007): 7,484*
Number of people living with HIV (2007): 25,000*
Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate (2007): 0.6*
Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 25,000*
Women aged 15 and up living with HIV (2007): 9,200*
Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV (2007): ---*
Prevalence among male 15-34 year old (2007): 0.4*
Prevalence among female 15-34 year old (2007): 0.5*
Deaths due to AIDS (2007): <500*


Ongoing biomedical HIV prevention research trials in Switzerland

Vaccines

Trial: HVTN 084
Phase: I
Start Date: February 2011
Sponsor, funder, developer: DAIDS, HVTN, VRC
Vaccine(s): rAd5:(VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP); rAd5:(VRC-HIVADV054-00-VP) Inserts: ADV014:clade B gag-pol; clades A, B, C env; ADV054: clade B gag-pol
Clade: A, B, C

Trial: HVTN 078
Phase: I/II
Start Date: October 2009
Sponsor, funder, developer: NIAID, EuroVacc, HVTN
Total participants: 80
Vaccine(s): NYVAC-B; VRC-HIVADV038-00-VP
Clade: A, B, C

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* WHO, UNAIDS, and UNICEF. Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiological and response Switzerland 2008 Update. 2008. http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/predefinedReports/EFS2008/full/EFS2008_CH.pdf