On December 1, World AIDS Day is a call to action to enable and support communities in these efforts. A conducive regulatory environment is needed to facilitate the role of communities in delivering HIV services and to ensure an equitable and rights-based health approach.
In the region (LAC), around 2.5 million people are living with HIV. In 2022, approximately 130,000 people acquired the virus, and 33,000 lost their lives due to AIDS-related causes. The number of new infections among key populations (gay and bisexual men, men who have sex with men, sex workers, transgender individuals, drug users, and people in prisons) is significantly higher than among the general population.
To end AIDS, communities play a key role in the response. Community organizations representing populations affected by the virus are on the frontline of the HIV response. Empowering these communities is essential so that they can develop their own strategies and reach those most in need of access to available innovations, such as the distribution of self-tests, the implementation of PrEP at the primary care level and in community centers, and immediate linkage to treatment to achieve an undetectable viral load. A person with an undetectable viral load does not transmit the infection, thus breaking the transmission chain.
With the participation of everyone, we can eliminate AIDS in the Region of the Americas. Let communities lead; let’s work together towards the elimination of AIDS…read more
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- Ministério da Saúde lança painel para monitoramento de dados de HIV e aids
- HIV/Aids: Fiocruz atua na ampliação do acesso aos medicamentos
- Roda Virtual discute acesso a medidas de prevenção ao HIV/Aids
- Painéis de Indicadores do Programa Estadual de IST/HIV/Aids
- OPAS e UNAIDS destacam o papel fundamental das comunidades para a eliminação da AIDS como um problema de saúde pública
- Saúde reforça importância do acesso de adolescentes às diferentes formas de prevenção ao HIV e à Aids
- Coordenadoria de Controle Interno
- Coordenadoria de IST/Aids
- Instituições da América Latina e do Caribe receberão recursos para apoiar pesquisas voltadas para a eliminação de doenças transmissíveis
- Ministério da Saúde lança campanha contra Aids focada em prevenção entre jovens
