Our commitment to end Aids by 2030 as a public health threat is wavering, a new UNAids global report titled ‘In Danger’ reveals today, with the Aids response off track and urgent action needed. Despite progress in key areas, new HIV infections and ...
Inequalities, discrimination, poverty and violence are heightening vulnerabilities for specific communities, while distracted and ill-equipped health systems are struggling to meet demand.
Inflation is rising fast, together with food insecurity. Domestic funding for the HIV response in low- and middle-income countries has fallen for two consecutive years. Global solidarity is also under pressure and donor support is fragile. Thanks to considerable advocacy and investment, South Africa halved new HIV infections between 2010 and 2021.
Adolescent girls and young women make up 11% of South Africa’s adult population, yet they acquired almost a third of all new HIV infections in the country last year – 67,000 of a total 210,000 new infectionsSouth Africa’s new national youth HIV prevention strategy, developed with young people for young people and launched by the South African National Aids Council last month, is a welcome addition to addressing these issues.
We all share the task of challenging stigma and discrimination. It will take similar energy to close loopholes, cut waste and fraud, and remove bottlenecks to health innovation and service delivery.Here are five ways that countries in east and southern Africa, including South Africa, can recover and expand the response to HIV:
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