November

20–50–80 to reach 100 in Ukraine

Ukraine has announced that it is now funding 80% of its national HIV response’s HIV...

6 November 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

A tale of two Jamaican clinics during COVID-19

A woman living with HIV is at the Centre for HIV Research and Education Services (CHARES...

3 November 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Highly effective HIV prevention option not reaching those who need it

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), an HIV prevention option whereby someone who is HIV-...

2 November 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

October

UNAIDS saddened by the death of Valentin Pokrovsky, a Russian leader on HIV, medicine and pandemic preparedness

When I was a young epidemiologist working at the Soviet Ministry of Health, Valentin...

30 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Bringing HIV and COVID-19 testing services to hard-to-reach areas in Uzbekistan

The Russian Federation has donated a mobile clinic to Uzbekistan to provide primary...

30 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

COVID-19’s impact on HIV vertical transmission services reversed

Recent data collection has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact...

27 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Key populations have suboptimal knowledge of their HIV status

There are significant gaps in HIV testing among key populations at higher risk of HIV...

26 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Community-led campaign encourages people living with HIV to start treatment

A new community-led public information campaign, It is in Your Power to, aimed at...

21 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

51st Union World Conference on Lung Health opens today as gains in reducing TB deaths risk being set back by COVID-19

The 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health opened today under the theme “Advancing...

20 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

COVID-19’s impact on HIV treatment less severe than feared

While recent data collection has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant...

16 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

President of Nigeria unites behind the call for a People’s Vaccine for COVID-19

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has announced that Nigeria will be joining...

16 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

UNAIDS supports a temporary WTO waiver from certain obligations of the TRIPS Agreement in relation to the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19

Today, the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property...

15 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Chatbot answers young people’s questions about HIV, health and relationships

A chatbot named Eli that can answer questions about growing up, love, relationships and...

15 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS saddened by the death of Guillermo Soberon

UNAIDS is saddened by the death of Guillermo Soberon Acevedo on 12 October at the age of...

14 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Chinese young people take centre stage on HIV prevention

“There were no such diseases back in the day! AIDS came into being only because of...

13 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

COVID-19 impacting HIV testing in most countries

Monthly data routinely reported to UNAIDS on disruptions to HIV testing and treatment...

13 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New HIV infections: men outnumber women

Men living with HIV are less likely to access HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy, and...

12 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS congratulates the World Food Programme on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

UNAIDS sends its heartfelt congratulations to the World Food Programme (WFP) for being...

9 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS issues guidance on reducing stigma and discrimination during COVID-19 responses

Drawing on 40 years of experience from the AIDS response, UNAIDS is issuing new guidance...

8 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

26 organizations to receive funding to address HIV and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

As a result of the 2020 Call for Strengthening community-based organizations in the...

7 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Lessons from the Ashodaya PrEP project in India

The Ashodaya pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration project for female sex workers...

7 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Faith communities discuss the way forward in the HIV response

“More than ever, it is important that faith communities and leaders are strong voices for...

6 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Tanzanian community-based organizations support women who use drugs

Community-based organizations in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, with...

5 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Women living with HIV are more likely to access HIV testing and treatment

In nearly all regions, women living with HIV are more likely to access HIV testing and...

5 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Young people discuss innovations to reduce health inequalities

A virtual event held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly used virtual...

1 October 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

September

“I want to contribute to creating a world without stigma and discrimination”: young women living with HIV in Uzbekistan become activists

Lola Makhmudova (not her real name) grew up in a close-knit family, but her parents were...

30 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New HIV Policy Lab uses law and policy data in the HIV response

Despite decades of scientific advance in the HIV response, progress remains uneven, with...

29 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

As pandemic deaths pass 1 million, COVID survivors from 37 countries write to pharmaceutical bosses to demand a People's Vaccine

Survivors of COVID-19 from 37 countries are among almost 1,000 people who have signed an...

29 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

New HIV infections increasingly among key populations

In 2019, the proportion of new adult HIV infections globally among key populations and...

28 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

HIV recency testing programme launched in eastern Europe and central Asia

A new project aimed at helping countries to incorporate recency testing into national HIV...

25 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

How the Jamaica transgender community is surviving COVID-19

The transgender community as a whole has several layers of vulnerability—low access to...

24 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information

NEW YORK, 23 September 2020—The World Health Organization (WHO) together with the UN,...

23 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

By any means necessary: defending human rights in Uganda in the time of COVID-19

HRAPF started out as an organization that represented marginalized people but...

22 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

“Physical distance, not social distance”: supporting Jamaican women living with HIV during COVID-19

The socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 is clear. People have lost incomes. Children are out...

21 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

90–90–90: good progress, but the world is off-track for hitting the 2020 targets

Gains in treatment effectiveness, as well as increases in the number of people who know...

21 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Shaping the next UNAIDS global AIDS strategy

UNAIDS stakeholders met virtually to engage in the development of the next strategy for...

18 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

COVID-19 brings Jamaican people living with HIV closer together

COVID-19 has brought new challenges for many people living with HIV in Jamaica:

18 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Pacific Unite concert promotes solidarity during the COVID-19 pandemic

The concert featured supportive messages from leaders and influencers, including Prince...

16 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Somalia: building a stronger primary health care system

In the first year of the Stronger Collaboration, Better Health: The Global Action Plan...

15 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Shelter for key populations in Kyrgyzstan

Ishenim Nuru, which means “Ray of faith” in Kyrgyz, is a community organization that has...

15 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

HIV and COVID-19: a unique moment in time to learn, leverage and build resilient systems for health

A new report from UNAIDS shows how countries grappling with COVID-19 are using the...

9 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Cash donations for people who use drugs during COVID-19 in Bangladesh

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives and livelihoods of people...

9 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Providing HIV treatment to people living with HIV stranded in foreign countries in Middle East and North Africa region during the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to COVID-19 people living with HIV around the world, including the Middle East and...

8 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS mourns the death of author and activist Achmat Dangor

UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend and former colleague Achmat...

8 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

Guyana’s HIV food bank comes to the rescue during COVID-19

For many Guyanese families, COVID-19 has meant far more than mask-use and movement...

4 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Evaluation of UNFPA support to the HIV response

The UNFPA Evaluation Office undertook an evaluation to assess the performance...

4 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

UNAIDS thanks Shinzo Abe for his years of commitment to the AIDS response and to global health and development

As the Japanese Prime Minister steps down, UNAIDS recognizes Shinzo Abe’s contribution to...

1 September 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    Download PDF

August

New website with COVID-19 related resources for young key populations and young poeple living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific

The Interagency Task Team on Young Key Populations (IATT on YKPs) in Asia and the Pacific...

27 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

Restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 are affecting young key populations in Asia and the Pacific

The Interagency Task Team (IATT) on young key populations (YKPs) in Asia and the Pacific...

27 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |    

“Do not guess, get tested” - Free testing for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C in Yerevan

In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, all polyclinics are now providing free, anonymous,...

27 August 2020   |   Read more   |   Email this link to me   |