A new report from UNAIDS reveals that 30.7 million individuals living with HIV are currently receiving treatment, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease.
Since 2010, AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 50%, with 630,000 reported in 2023. However, despite this milestone, challenges persist, and efforts to eliminate AIDS in children need to be increased.
In 2023, there were 1.3 million new HIV infections, with eastern and southern Africa and western and central Africa accounting for half of these cases.
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Women in the Central African Republic are disproportionately affected, with gender inequality and gender-based violence increasing their vulnerability to HIV.
The report highlights that only 57% of children aged 0-14 years are receiving HIV treatment, and approximately 120,000 children were newly infected with HIV last year. AIDS-related deaths among children reached 76,000.
UNAIDS emphasizes that HIV is both preventable and treatable, and no one should lose their life to this disease.
Continued efforts are necessary to address the challenges and achieve the target of reducing AIDS-related deaths to 250,000 by 2025.
