For more than 30 years, collective action against HIV has saved millions of lives. Global solidarity, scientific progress and sustained investment have driven down new infections and AIDS-related deaths — especially among mothers and children — showing what is possible when the world acts together.
But this progress remains fragile. Every day, new mothers acquire HIV during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and their children are born into risk — many without access to timely testing or treatment. In 2025, sudden external funding cuts began disrupting prevention, treatment and care for children and pregnant or breastfeeding women. Countries and communities are responding with resilience, but they cannot face this alone. Without renewed commitment, intervention coverage will fall — and preventable infections and deaths will rise.
UNAIDS, UNICEF and Avenir Health released a report presenting new modelling on the potential impact of a 50 per cent reduction in intervention coverage — a plausible outcome if current funding cuts and related disruptions continue. The analysis quantifies the human cost for children by comparing projected new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths across multiple scenarios.
Access the report here.
Access the UNICEF press release here.
Source : UNICEF
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