BARÇA - UNICEF
Positive results of the alliance with UNICEF
The general outcome of the collaboration between FC Barcelona and UNICEF has been very positive with the support given to three Unicef projects which form part of the campaign “Unite For Children, Unite against Aids”.
The ties between UNICEF and the FC Barcelona Foundation started in 2006 when the club signed an agreement with the international body for 5 years and an economic contribution of 1.5 million Euros per year with the aim of jointly carrying out programmes aimed at vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS, orphans or with risk of social exclusion.
In Swaziland, which is a country with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world; Barça and UNICEF are in a race against time to stop the vicious cycle of the infection. 1.1 million people are infected, more than 30% of children are orphans, 49% of women between 25 and 29 are HIV positive and 21.5% of children are born infected.
The help from Barça has enabled to increase the means for the fight against aids. Today 83% of pregnant women diagnosed HIV positive receive the antiretroviral treatment, and almost half (48%) of the children exposed to the infection are diagnosed thanks to the DNA PCR machine purchased at the beginning of the project.
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