Credit: WHOWorld AIDS Day, observed every year on 1 December, stands as a global initiative uniting people worldwide to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the epidemic. The day serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing challenges posed by HIV/AIDS and underscores the need for sustained collective action.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), mark World AIDS Day by releasing the latest HIV surveillance data for the European Region.
This year, the surveillance report focuses on understanding the current trends in HIV diagnoses and describing the epidemiological characteristics of people diagnosed with HIV in the region. While significant strides have been made in confronting HIV, considerable challenges persist in identifying and treating cases, as well as preventing new infections. Expanding access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment is crucial, along with acknowledging and addressing the persistent HIV-related stigma and discrimination that prevents people living with HIV from living full lives.
ECDC and WHO reaffirm their commitment to supporting countries in accelerating progress towards reaching Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 to end the epidemic of HIV.
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by Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, and Robb Butler, WHO/Europe’s Director for Communicable Diseases, Environment and Healt - Eurosurveillance: Trends in new HIV diagnoses and factors contributing to late diagnosis among migrant populations in EU/EEA countries, 2014 to 2023
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