Africa: UNAIDS Issues Guidance On Reducing Stigma and Discrimination During Covid-19 Responses

Drawing on 40 years of experience from the AIDS response, UNAIDS is issuing new guidance on how to reduce stigma and discrimination in the context of COVID-19. The guidance is… Read more »

Africa: World Leaders Unite in Call for a People's Vaccine Against COVID-19

More than 140 world leaders, experts and elders have made an unprecedented call for guarantees that COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, tests and treatments will be provided free of… Read more »

South Africa: Death of Pioneering HIV Scientist an Immense Loss - UNAids

UNAIDS is shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Gita Ramjee, who died of COVID-19 related complications on 31 March 2020. Her death is an immense loss to the HIV prevention… Read more »

Africa: Uganda's Winnie Byanyima is New Head of UNAIDS

UNAIDS warmly welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director. Ms Byanyima has more than 30 years of experience in political leadership, diplomacy and… Read more »

Africa: UNAIDS Calls for Greater Urgency as Global Gains Slow

The pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections, increasing access to treatment and ending AIDS-related deaths is slowing down according to a new report released today by… Read more »

Africa: UNAIDS Board Welcomes the UNAIDS Management Action Plan and Advances the Nomination Process for the Next UNAIDS Executive Director

UNAIDS' 44th Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting has concluded in Geneva, Switzerland. The board, which met from 25-27 June 2019, was  presented with a short list of… Read more »