We can still end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030


By AGENCY

The annual cost to treat HIV infection has gone from US$25,000 (RM116,350) per person in 1995 to less than US$70 (RM325.28) today, making treatment and prophylaxis affordable for most countries. — AFP

The United Nations said on Nov 28 (2023) that it is still possible to reach the “end of AIDS” by 2030, but only if communities and services on the ground are given the means.

The UNAIDS agency said in its annual World AIDS Day Report that community-led responses are unrecognised, under-resourced, and in some places, under attack.

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