The global response to HIV and AIDS is in 'severe danger', with the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine impacting efforts to fight the virus, the United Nations warns.
The global response to HIV and AIDS is in "severe danger", with the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine impacting efforts to fight the virus, the United Nations warns.It is estimated an extra $41 billion is needed to end the virus as a global public health threatA new report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has revealed an estimated 1.5 million people contracted HIV last year, which represented the slowest decline in cases since 2016.
"During the last two years, HIV services have been interrupted in many countries, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are now at risk," he said.About three-quarters of people living with the virus are taking antiretroviral treatments that can make the virus a manageable condition and prevent further transmission.
"Many world leaders seem to have forgotten about HIV," International AIDS Society president Adeeba Kamarulzaman said.Cases in Philippines double in five years
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