In Colombia, Afro-descendant women are taking the HIV response into their own hands. Faced with racism, inequality and ...

As formal systems broke down, local community-based organizations and drop-in centres in urban areas such as the regional capital Bahir Dar continued to monitor the situation on the ground and provide ...

Saint Lucia now joins Belize (2016), Antigua and Barbuda (2022), St. Kitts and Nevis (2022), Barbados (2022), and Dominica (2024), which decriminalised same-sex intimacy in recent years. This ...

This story first appeared in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2025 report.

Whether it is a refusal of care, humiliating comments or disclosure of their status, many people described feeling alienated. Last year, with funds from Expertise France and the help of UNAIDS and ...

Responding to the sharp increase in new diagnoses, the Government of Fiji declared an HIV outbreak in January 2025. The HIV Outbreak Response Plan and the previously announced Counter Narcotics and ...

“The bold financial commitment made by Côte d’Ivoire is a powerful example of what political will and national leadership can achieve in the HIV response,” said Ms Byanyima. “Domestic financing is the ...

Low- and middle-income countries across the world continue to adapt to suspensions and terminations of United States support to their national AIDS responses. In Malawi, the Government’s 2025-26 ...

Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information ...

Frequent Changes in Project Status: The frequent changes in the status of US Government-funded projects have caused delays in the activation process. Termination Notices: Some USAID implementing ...

Civil society organizations are affected by the US Government shift and are seeking alternative funding. Recommendations have been made to engage the government to allocate resources for medicines ...

Immediate Risks and Disruptions PrEP Services Halted: The halt to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services remains a significant public health risk. PEPFAR-supported sites cover 80% of PrEP patients ...