The theme of World AIDS Day 2021 is “End inequalities. End AIDS”. With a special focus on reaching people left behind, WHO and its partners highlight the growing inequalities in access to essential HIV services.
Despite significant progress, the world has made in recent decades, HIV remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. While important global targets for 2020 were not met, COVID-19 exacerbates inequities and disruptions to services, making the lives of many people living with HIV more challenging.
An estimated 37.7 million people live with HIV at the end of 2020, over two-thirds of whom or 25.4 million are in the WHO African Region. The same year, 680 000 people died from HIV-related causes, while 1.5 million people acquired HIV.
This year, the World Health Organization calls on global leaders and citizens to rally to confront the inequalities that drive AIDS and reach people who are currently not receiving essential HIV services. These problems need a renewed effort to end HIV as a public health threat by 2030.
Source: WHO World AIDS Day 2021
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