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Filters Content type: News, About HIV Topic: Global health initiatives

The World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Global Fund, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other initiatives shape health policy and improve access to HIV treatment throughout the world.

Treatment guidelines

Dolutegravir recommended for all in new World Health Organization guidelines

News
23 July 2019
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

UNAIDS outlines progress on HIV, but decries funding cuts

News
22 July 2019
Sexually transmitted infections tests & treatment

PrEP services could enhance STI control, says World Health Organization

News
22 July 2019
Health services & systems

Those who are not seen are not heard

News
1 July 2019
Epidemiology

Most new HIV infections occur in lower prevalence countries not prioritised by PEPFAR

News
5 June 2019
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Significant health gains from faster switching to second-line ART in sub-Saharan Africa

News
29 May 2019
Access to medicines & treatment

EACS Standard of Care meeting report – Tackling HIV and co-infections in Europe: towards common standards

News
29 March 2019
Access to medicines & treatment

Glimmers of hope: moving towards better HIV and TB treatment in eastern Europe

News
7 February 2019
PrEP programmes & uptake

Far more people may be using PrEP than we know, HIV prevention conference hears

News
24 October 2018
Circumcision

PEPFAR funded 15 million medical male circumcisions between 2007 and 2017

News
26 September 2018
PrEP programmes & uptake

Starting from here – what PrEP programmes can learn from circumcision

News
10 September 2018
Finance & funding

Donor funding for HIV stalls, increasing pressure on high-burden countries to mobilise domestic resources

News
25 July 2018
Finance & funding

US HIV funding decisions on PEPFAR in 2017 will have critical effect on ability to reach 90-90-90 goals

News
1 August 2017
PrEP programmes & uptake

Swiss Grindr survey finds 50% want to use PrEP in the next six months

News
8 June 2017
PrEP policies & guidelines

Belgium, Portugal and Brazil will provide PrEP through their health services; Morocco announces a PrEP study

News
5 June 2017
HIV treatment in pregnancy

PrEP should be given to all breastfed babies, researchers say

News
5 April 2017
Epidemiology

Nearly two-thirds of European HIV cases are now in Russia

News
9 January 2017
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

Ending the HIV epidemic faces daunting barriers, former WHO HIV chief warns

News
30 November 2016
Self-testing & home testing

World Health Organization urges scale-up of HIV self-testing

News
29 November 2016
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

Controlling the HIV epidemic: ambitious funding, expanded workforce, innovations and micro-focus needed

News
19 October 2016
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

Ending AIDS by 2030 a distant prospect, global HIV incidence, prevalence, treatment coverage and mortality figures suggest

News
7 August 2016
Tuberculosis & HIV

TB2016 demands a global commitment to end TB

News
19 July 2016
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

Progress towards 90-90-90 targets is promising, but funding is the critical step, says UNAIDS leader

News
18 July 2016
Achieving the 90-90-90 target

Two million people with HIV started treatment in 2015

News
31 May 2016