![]() This means following the data, science, and evidence tackling the inequalities holding back progress enabling communities and civil society organizations in their vital role in the response and ensuring sufficient and sustainable funding. The report highlights that HIV responses succeed when they are anchored in strong political leadership. ![]() They could save millions of lives and protect the health of everyone. “They could be remembered by future generations as those who put a stop to the world’s deadliest pandemic. “The end of AIDS is an opportunity for a uniquely powerful legacy for today’s leaders,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS. A further 16 other countries, eight of them in sub-Saharan Africa, the region which accounts for 65% of all people living with HIV, are also close to doing so. That means 95% of the people who are living with HIV knowing their HIV status, 95% of the people who know that they are living with HIV being on lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of people who are on treatment being virally suppressed. The report, ‘ The Path that Ends AIDS’, contains data and case studies which highlight that ending AIDS is a political and financial choice, and that the countries and leaders who are already following the path are achieving extraordinary results.īotswana, Eswatini, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have already achieved the “95-95-95” targets. This path will also help prepare for and tackle future pandemics and advance progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. GENEVA, 13 July 2023-A new report released today by UNAIDS shows that there is a clear path that ends AIDS. ![]()
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