The world global body has expressed concerns that while global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since year 2000, 1 in 10 people in developing regions such as Nigeria are still living with their families on less than the international poverty line of $1.90 a day with millions more who make only a little more than the amount.

Expressing fear for Women’s vulnerability with particular attention to Mother To Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV, experts say that the unequal socio-economic status of women compromises their ability to prevent HIV or mitigate the impact of AIDS. Little wonder the United Nations (UN) noted that household affected by HIV are more vulnerable to falling into and remaining in poverty.

The UN also laments that while significant progress has been made in many countries within Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, About 42% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to live below the poverty line.

World Health Organization (WHO) notes that poverty drives HIV epidemic making prevention and treatment a Herculean task for all concerned.

Reviewing the evidence on how poverty leads people to high risk behaviors, UNAIDS concluded that reducing poverty may be the only viable long term response to tackling the epidemic.