UNAIDS welcomes expanded rollout of HIV prevention medicine and calls for urgent action to ensure equitable and affordable global access
GENEVA, 15 April 2026—UNAIDS commends the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the United States for their commitment to further increase access to long-acting HIV prevention medication. In a recent statement they pledged to increase their initial ambition of reaching 2 million with lenacapavir, twice yearly injections which prevent HIV, to reach 3 million people by 2028.
New Access Framework for the new era of HIV prevention calls for scaled-up investments, expanded choice and sustainability to achieve 2030 targets
The HIV response is at a tipping point. If HIV prevention is deprioritized and defunded, gains made in stopping new HIV infections could be reversed.
Unlocking community actions in Uzbekistan
Civil society organizations in Uzbekistan help deliver peer-to-peer outreach, HIV testing, awareness-raising and prevention. As external funding for HIV declines in the land-locked country in Central Asia, it now faces a critical task: ensuring that prevention and community-led services are sustained.
HIV ‘Prevention Hangout’ expands information and HIV services at Brazil’s 2026 Salvador Carnival
During the 2026 Carnival in Salvador de Bahia—one of the largest street festivals in Brazil, which gathered around 12 million people—UNAIDS, the Municipal Health Secretariat of Salvador, Bahia, and the non-governmental organization Motirô BA provided HIV information, testing and prevention services to its participants through the “Rolê da Prevenção” initiative.
‘Olimbi - Mother Courage’ HIV documentary wins Geneva film festival Impact Award
At the back of the reception hall, Olimbi Hoxhaj and Karlo Mlinar are standing in disbelief. They have just won the StoryBoard Impact Award at the Geneva Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH.)
New guidance note on decriminalizing drug use in the context of HIV
At the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), UNAIDS, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), together with partners, launched a new joint guidance note titled Decriminalization of drug use in the context of HIV.
UNAIDS strongly welcomes bold, new US funding package for HIV
UNAIDS welcomes the signing into law of a bipartisan US$ 5.88 billion spending package that reinforces the continued commitment and leadership of the United States in the global response to HIV.
Multisectoral resilience to funding cuts in Guatemala
In 2025, cuts in international support for the HIV response in Guatemala and a reduced HIV allocation from the Global Fund caused immediate challenges for the HIV response. Some services were curtailed or discontinued altogether in clinics affected by the cuts, and remaining service providers struggled to absorb clients who had lost their service access. Furthermore, a substantial portion of the personnel at HIV comprehensive care units and community outreach workers that help facilitate and…
New Global AIDS Strategy and Transition Working Group adopted at UNAIDS’ 57th Board meeting
The 57th Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting concluded in Brazil this week at a time of severe disruptions to the HIV response in many countries and to the work of the UNAIDS Joint Programme. In this context, the Board adopted a new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031 for the world, “United to End AIDS."
A decade of promoting workplace equality for people living with HIV in Spain
According to Spain’s Ministry of Health, 19% of the population report feeling uncomfortable at the idea of sharing a workplace with someone living with HIV. Similarly, the International Labour Organization’s Global Survey on HIV-related Discrimination in the World of Work (2021) revealed that a significant proportion of respondents (59.6%) supported measures that violate human rights, such as mandatory HIV testing for employment, highlighting the need to strengthen training and awareness. A…
