UNAIDS
Inequalities and human rights barriers, which have been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, are preventing progress towards ending AIDS as a global public health threat by 2030. They facilitate the transmission of HIV by increasing vulnerability to HIV and limiting access to health services, particularly for gay men and other men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who use drugs, sex workers, women and girls.
Ending inequalities is both a human rights imperative and a public health necessity. Yet, despite repeated commitments, human rights barriers that drive inequalities, such as stigma, discrimination, violence and punitive laws, continue to undermine the HIV response.
At the United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS, which will take place from 8 to 10 June, Member States will adopt a new political declaration to bring the HIV response back on track. After the uneven progress made in the HIV response since the 2016 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, this year’s high-level meeting will be the springboard for a decade of action
At the United Nations High-Level Meeting on AIDS, which will take place from 8 to 10 June, Member States will adopt a new political declaration to bring.
Meeting the Philippines at a crossroads in tackling the AIDS and Covid pandemics msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published May 19, 2021, 12:23 AM
The Philippines is an inspiring, tenacious, resilient country and a proud nation. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to embark on a two-day virtual mission to the Philippines this month, meeting with representatives from the government, civil society and to meet people living with HIV. Despite the physical distance, I felt close to the Filipino community as they opened their hearts and shared their stories of courage and resilience.
Despite having a strong, community-led response to HIV, and active government engagement, the Philippines has one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the world. New HIV infections have soared by 237 percent from 2010 to 2020, with almost 50 percent of new HIV infections occurring among young people. AIDS-related deaths have also rocketed by a staggering 450 percent in the last 10 years, despite life-saving treatment being available free of charge in more than 160 treatment facilities across the country. S