The United Nations in its report stated that AIDS is likely to be eliminated by 2030 if countries actively invest in prevention and treatment.
Over the past 35 years, HIV has changed the course of human history. Every minute a disease takes a life, and millions of lives are at stake. According to UNAIDS, in 2022 alone, 39 million people worldwide were living with HIV.
HIV can develop into AIDS if left untreated. So the biggest challenge is to keep the numbers the same. To do this, according to the UN report, people must be put first, and countries must invest in evidence-based programs for the prevention and treatment of HIV. In addition, it is necessary to eliminate discrimination and adopt laws prohibiting discrimination and social stigmatization.
“Progress has been strongest in the countries and regions with the most financial investment, such as eastern and southern Africa, where new HIV infections have fallen by 57% since 2010,” the report says.
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa are seeing an increase in new infections, and these trends are reported to be mainly due to a lack of HIV prevention services for marginalized populations.
Communities around the world are calling on leaders to equalize access to HIV treatment, prevention and care services by eliminating gender disparities, repealing discriminatory and punitive laws, and ensuring that all people have access to the best sciences and medicine.
Last year alone, 1.5 million people became infected with HIV.
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