Absolute Monarchy. In an absolute monarchy, the monarch has total authority over the government and his or her people. A cabinet of advisers might be assembled to assist the monarch, but members of the cabinet do not make the major decisions.
HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. As of 2012, approximately 35.3 million people have HIV worldwide with the number of new infections that year being about 2.3 million. This is down from 3.1 million new infections in 2001. Of these approximately 16.8 million are women and 3.4 million are less than 15 years old.
An estimated 310,000 people are living with HIV in the Caribbean. The number of people living with HIV on treatment more than doubled since 2010 (from 69,000 in 2010 to 162,000 in 2016). However, the percent of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in the region (34%) is below the global average (44%). Eastern Europe and Central Asia. An estimated 1.6 million people are living with HIV in this region, including 190,000 newly infected in 2016. New HIV infections in the region increased by 60% between 2010 and 2016.