Key Points
. New Delhi: David Bridger, UNAIDS country director for India, on Thursday expressed confidence that India has the potential to achieve the end of the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat..
He emphasized the need to capitalize on the progress made thus far, saying that India has the opportunity to eradicate AIDS if efforts are sustained...
These targets aim to ensure that 95% of people living with HIV are aware of their HIV status, 95% of those aware receive life-saving antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of people on treatment achieve viral suppression..
Approximately 9.2 million people, including 660,000 children living with HIV, still lack access to treatment..
To accomplish this, he emphasized the need to enhance political will, prioritize essential financing, integrate health systems, scale up HIV prevention, testing, and treatment efforts in priority locations and among key populations, develop and enforce non-discriminatory laws, promote gender equality, and empower community networks...
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