This World AIDS Day (1 December) we are observing unprecedented results in the prevention and treatment of HIV. A statement from the Executive Director of the World Food Programme ( WFP) Ertharin Cousin says access to adequate and nutritious food for a person living with HIV to respond well to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is [...]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Member States to intensify their efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission, and to work to ensure all HIV-positive mothers can survive and thrive. In a message marking World AIDS Day, the Secretary-General noted that half the global reductions in new HIV infections in the last two years have been among new-born [...]
A new World AIDS Day report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), shows that unprecedented acceleration in the AIDS response is producing results for people. The report shows that a more than 50% reduction in the rate of new HIV infections has been achieved across 25 low- and middle-income countries––more than half [...]
