WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home It's Personal LIVING WITH HIV “I’m sorry to tell you this … you’ve tested positive for HIV.” The year was 1995, but Merck HIV Community Liaison Catherine Elliott remembers that scene as though it happened yesterday. “When I first found out I was HIV positive, I was scared. I was shocked.” But rather than letting the disease defeat her, Catherine immersed herself in learning more about it. “As a result of educating myself about HIV disease, I found that I had a passion for helping others also.” THIS IS CATHERINE’S STORY 2015 HIV STATS WORLDWIDE Approximately 36.7 MILLION people were living with HIV at the end of 2015 Approximately 2.1 MILLION people became newly infected with HIV in 2015 It is estimated that currently only 60% of people with HIV know their status. Source: World Health Organization Published Nov. 2015; updated July 2017 Copyright. © 2009-2017 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map