UNAIDS

UNAIDS to support Fiji as it declares HIV a national crisis and puts in new measures to strengthen the response. Read press release: https://lnkd.in/dcP2gFkY

This week, UNAIDS, World Health Organization and Unitaid bring manufacturers and governments together in Geneva as HIV financing enters a new era. Here is what UNAIDS is bringing to the table ⬇️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dAeDWZGd

"Laboratories may detect a pathogen, but communities detect fear, misinformation, stigma, and resistance." Richard Lusimbo, member of Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics, on why the next pandemic response must be built with communities at the center, not around them. During pandemics community-led services reach those most vulnerable to pandemics. They are essential for an inequality-informed approach to pandemic preparedness.

Communities are at the heart of the HIV response. But community-led organizations were the hardest hit by the funding cuts to HIV in 2025. Find out more about the impact of the cuts to the global HIV response: https://lnkd.in/dNccq8j4

In the latest episode of Global Order, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, joins Matthew Kavanagh to explore the links between democracy, health, inequality and power — and what happens when political and economic power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few. Drawing on her experience in Uganda’s pro-democracy struggle and decades of work in global health, Winnie reflects on how political systems shape health outcomes, the lessons of COVID-19, and whether the international system itself needs to be democratized. 🎧 Listen to “Democracy in an Age of Crisis” wherever you get your podcasts. https://lnkd.in/g9enhrYX

Globally, new HIV infections fell by 42% since 2010. The progress is even greater in countries like Benin, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Nepal, Rwanda and Zimbabwe, where new HIV infections reduced by at least 78%, placing them on track towards the goal of a 90% reduction by 2030. Latest HIV data: https://lnkd.in/d8arzjPR

This past week, UNAIDS, SADC, the Governments of South Africa and China, the Global Health Innovation Institute (GHII), pharmaceutical companies, research institutions and partners came together for a strategic exchange on pharmaceutical manufacturing across Southern Africa.   The conversations reinforced an important lesson from the HIV response: scientific innovation is only transformative when people can access it.   New medicines, prevention technologies, vaccines and diagnostics are changing what is possible. But access depends on more than having the science. It depends on whether countries have the manufacturing capacity, technology, skills, investment, supply chains and partnerships needed to make these innovations available at scale — and at a price people and health systems can sustain.   Across Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, UNAIDS saw the capabilities that already exist in Southern Africa and explored how they can be strengthened. From pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing to biotechnology, genomics and diagnostics, there is significant potential to build regional capacity and bring production closer to the people who need these products.   Several priorities for cooperation were identified, including a regional priority product list for HIV and sexual and reproductive health commodities, stronger demand forecasting and pooled procurement, and more predictable markets for African manufacturers.   The partners also agreed to explore opportunities for technology transfer, skills development and investment to support the growth of local pharmaceutical manufacturing.   The partnership with China offers an opportunity to connect technology, expertise, investment and manufacturing capabilities with this growing regional capacity.   For UNAIDS, this is about ensuring that the next generation of HIV prevention and treatment innovations does not remain out of reach. People should not have to wait for access to the science that can protect their health.   Building stronger regional manufacturing systems can help make access more sustainable, strengthen resilience and ensure that health innovations reach the communities that need them.   The work now is to turn the partnerships and opportunities identified this week into practical action.   Because health security is not just about the ability to produce. It is about the ability to ensure access.

UNAIDS joined Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the #Bürgerfest to mark 30 years of Bonn as a UN city. As part of the #UNBonn family, UNAIDS connected with people to share what it takes to end AIDS. Germany has long been a steadfast partner in the global AIDS response, helping protect hard-won gains and sustain progress. Together, through continued solidarity, investment, and action, we can reach our common goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

95-95-95 remains one of the world's most powerful targets to end AIDS: ✅ by 2030, 95% of people living with HIV know their status ✅ 95% of those diagnosed are on treatment ✅95% of those on treatment achieve viral suppression. The new Political Declaration reaffirms these targets. https://lnkd.in/dSNQnis4