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: Comparison of the immunogenicity and safety of 3 DNA C prime boost strategy [EV 03/ANRS Vac20]
Phase: I/II
Product Being Tested: Prime boost strategy with DNA vaccine prime with env plus gag, pol, nef with NYVAC-C boost
Sponsor, funder, developer, collaborator: European Commission, National Agency for AIDS Research (ANRS), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Total participants: 140
Countries: France, Germany, Switzerland, UK
Trial sites in Switzerland: Lausanne
Results expected: n/a
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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