01/12/2024
WORLD AIDS DAY : KEY FACTS
Theme: Take the rights path: My health, my right!”
HIV remains a major global public health issue, having claimed an estimated 42.3 million lives to date. Transmission is ongoing in all countries globally.
There were an estimated 39.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2023, 65% of whom are in the WHO African Region.
In 2023, an estimated 630 000 people died from HIV-related causes and an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV
There is no cure for HIV infection. However, with access to effective HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, including for opportunistic infections, HIV infection has become a manageable chronic health condition, enabling people living with HIV to lead long and healthy lives.
WHO, the Global Fund and UNAIDS all have global HIV strategies that are aligned with the SDG target 3.3 of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
By 2025, 95% of all people living with HIV should have a diagnosis, 95% of whom should be taking lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of people living with HIV on treatment should achieve a suppressed viral load for the benefit of the person’s health and for reducing onward HIV transmission. In 2023, these percentages were 86%, 89%, and 93% respectively.
SOURCE: WHO ( by July 2024)
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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids
World AIDS day messages: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-aids-day/2024
