Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations addressing the annual review of HIV/AIDS at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday (19 June), emphasized that Globally, almost 30 million people, more than three-quarters of those living with HIV, are receiving life-saving treatment.
She noted : “This progress puts us on course to achieve our goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030—a goal that is now clearly visible.”
“In 2022, approximately 39 million individuals, including around 1.5 million children aged 0 to 14, were living with HIV,” Mohammed pointed out optimistically. Nevertheless, we can see the end of AIDS on the horizon.”
She highlighted the significant expansion of access to antiretroviral therapy across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, regions that collectively house over 80% of people living with HIV.
“These achievements rank among the greatest in public health in recent times,” Mohammed continued. “If we maintain this progress, we are poised to achieve a major global milestone next year: 34 million people receiving HIV treatment.”