HIV/AIDS

News16 April 2025

UNAIDS launches the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031

In response to emerging challenges, this UNAIDS strategy will propose bold, multisectoral, evidence-based targets to end AIDS as a public health threat.

News10 April 2025

How the shift in US funding is threatening both the lives of people affected by HIV and the community groups supporting them

Amid US funding freezes, the future of clinics and healthcare services around the world is unclear, putting decades of progress in the global fight against HIV at risk.

News8 April 2025

Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031 survey

Responses will inform the direction of the Strategy and will be received by 18 April.

Events

23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)

Accra, Ghana

3 December 2025 - 8 December 2025

The 23rd ICASA seeks to drive integrated, innovative, and rights-based responses to end AIDS, TB, and malaria while strengthening health systems and pandemic preparedness.

News7 April 2025

Survey: Understanding the impact of the US stop-work order on funding for HIV and youth programmes

Y+ Global, Youth LEAD, Youth RISE and The PACT lead on this effort to better understand the cuts' impacts on operations and access to services.

News7 April 2025

UN CESCR concluding observations highlight rights abuses related to drug control and call for reform

The Committee's concluding observations on the Philippines and the United Kingdom include clear recommendations on aligning drug policy with human rights standards.

News12 March 2025

Protecting key populations from abrupt disruptions to essential HIV services

Faced with devastating funding cuts, countries and health ministries must now focus on long-term, community-centred solutions to maintain service delivery.

News6 March 2025

Human rights, harm reduction and drug policy: Redoubling efforts reform and funding efforts - IDPC statement at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council

IDPC calls on governments to end drug-related human rights abuses, invest in harm reduction, and align drug policies with human rights and protect the HIV response.

News20 February 2025

STOPAIDS membership statement on impact of PEPFAR cuts on the HIV response

IDPC joins 41 organisations in urging the UK Government to oppose US funding cuts to PEPFAR and strengthen the UK’s response to fill the gap.

Publications14 February 2025

Prescribing methadone in prison predicts linkage to HIV care after release from prison: A randomized and patient preference trial

Mobley et al. provide evidence on the power of harm reduction to support people in reclaiming health and autonomy after incarceration.

News13 February 2025

People who use drugs among victims of Trump's assault on USAID

Services have closed without warning, leaving people without access to sterile syringes and opioid agonist treatment, critical to stem HIV incidence and mortality.

Publications10 February 2025

Dangerously off track: How funding for the HIV response is leaving key populations behind

Global HIV funding has declined, pushing key populations further into crisis and inequality.

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