Executive Director of the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Michel Sidibe has revealed that over 15 million people have received life-saving treatment with the world committed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In his statement to mark this year’s World Aids Day on December 1, Michel Sidibe said the ambitious yet wholly attainable objective represents an unparalleled opportunity to change the course of history for ever, something the current generation must do for the generations to come.
“Today, we live in fragile communities where inequities can persist when essential services don’t reach the people in need. To change this dynamic, we must quicken the pace of action, as we know that strengthening local services to reach key populations will lead to healthier and more resilient societies,” he said.
According to him, the good news is, the world now has what it takes to break the epidemic and keep it from rebounding to prevent substantially more new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths as well as eliminating HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
“Already we have reached 15.8 million people with life-saving treatment, and increasingly we are able to refine our efforts and be more precise in our ability to reach people who might otherwise be left behind”, he said and added that with this attention to location and population, countries are able to redistribute opportunities to improve access.
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