HIV remains a major public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. However, the facts in the field show that the response to this disease is not optimal.
These facts include:
– Of the 38 million people living with HIV, 5.9 million people who know they have HIV are not receiving treatment.
– More than 4 million people living with HIV have not been diagnosed.
“Eradicating all types of stigma must be our full global engagement with immediate action,” Anutin said.
– Meanwhile, 76% of adults overall have received antiretroviral treatment that helps them lead normal, healthy lives.
– Only 52% of children living with HIV will access this treatment globally by 2021.
– As many as 70% of new HIV infections occur in marginalized and often criminalized people.
– Although transmission has decreased overall in Africa, there has not been a significant reduction in the past 10 years among men who have sex with men – a key group of the population.
