Transforming the AIDS response: Towards sustainability
Summary
The article highlights the challenges and urgency in sustaining HIV/AIDS response efforts globally and in Nepal, emphasizing the need for strengthened community-led interventions and sustainable funding amid declining international support.
Key Points
- UNAIDS reported 9 million people living with HIV were not on treatment at the end of 2024.
- Nepal's HIV epidemic is concentrated among key populations such as people who use drugs, sex workers, and migrants, with 34,337 infected by the end of 2024.
- Only 77% of people with HIV in Nepal are accessing treatment, and 569 people died from HIV-related causes in 2024, an 86% decline since 2010.
- There is an urgent need for a sustainability roadmap for HIV response in Nepal, emphasizing multi-sectoral engagement, community system strengthening, and closing funding gaps.
