Entrenched inequalities hamper efforts to end HIV/Aids epidemic by 2030
Rise in global HIV infections and Aids-related deaths is unacceptable as there are effective medicines available
28 July 2020 - 15:50
Like the HIV/Aids epidemic before it, Covid-19 is exploiting the extreme inequalities between countries, and within them, to take root among disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
I am proud that decades of experience in responding to HIV/Aids are being used in the fight against the coronavirus and that activists all over the world are working hard to make sure that the disruption to HIV/Aids services is minimised. But I am also deeply concerned. Even before the onset of Covid-19 the world was failing in its commitment to end the HIV epidemic by 2030...
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