THE world has made enormous progress in reducing the impact of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) over the last 15 years. Globally, 30.7 million people — 77 percent of those living with HIV — were on treatment in 2023, compared to just 7.7 million in 2010. This has resulted in a dramatic decline in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related deaths, down 51 percent over the same period. These advances align with the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS' (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 target, which aims for 95 percent of people living with HIV (PLHIV) to know their status, 95 percent of those diagnosed to be on sustained treatment, and 95 percent of those treated to achieve viral suppression by 2030.
Yet, despite the development of effective treatment and prevention tools, the world is not on track to end AIDS as a global health threat by 2030. Global progress remains too slow, and in at least 28 countries, new HIV infections are actually rising, including in the Philippines.
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