Communities are a unique force behind the
success of the HIV response
Of the 37.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2018, 79% received testing, 62% received treatment, and 53% had achieved suppression of the HIV virus with reduced risk of infecting others.
Thousands of community health workers and members of the HIV and key population networks – many of whom are living with HIV or affected by the epidemic – contributed to this success.
On World AIDS Day 2019, WHO is highlighting the difference these communities are making to end the HIV epidemic while drawing global attention to the need for their broader engagement in strengthening primary health care.)
WHO is releasing new recommendations on HIV testing services on 27 November ahead of World AIDS and the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA2019) taking place in Kigali, Rwanda on 2-7 December.
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