An important report with global data on AIDS was released this Wednesday (13) by UNAIDS. The document presents data and demonstrates a promising perspective that can lead to the end of AIDS by 2030.
The report titled “The Way to End AIDS” (The Path That Ends AIDS) is an analysis of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
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The researchers gathered data and disease studies around the world and monitored the actions of each country, such as the initiative called “Goals 95-95-95”.
They were able to identify that “the end of AIDS is a political and financial choice”, and that the countries and leaders that are already following this path are obtaining extraordinary results.
What are the “95-95-95 Targets” in the fight against AIDS?
The “95-95-95 Targets” are global actions and commitments proposed by UNAIDS in 2021. They represent that, in each country:
- 95% of people living with HIV know their HIV status;
- 95% of people who know they are living with HIV are on antiretroviral treatment;
- 95% of people on treatment have a suppressed viral load.
Many countries, such as Rwanda, Botswana, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe, have already met the targets and are on track to end AIDS by 2030. Likewise, 16 nations present encouraging results that are close to the global goal.
AIDS data in Brazil
Brazil is one of the countries that has not yet reached the ideal target, with its data representing 88-83-95 in the global targets. In addition, the country still faces numerous social issues that impede the advancement of national actions to fight the HIV/AIDS.
According to the UNAIDS portal, Brazil's problems are "mainly caused by inequalities, which prevent vulnerable people and groups have full access to HIV prevention and treatment resources that save lives”.
For Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira, representative of Equality and Rights at UNAIDS Brazil, another alarming point is that the current movement of the country's legislative houses encourages legislation that criminalizes and punishes the LGBTQIA+ community, especially those trans people.
Brazil's two challenges amplify discrimination and provide obstacles to achieving national AIDS eradication goals by 2030.
In summary, the UNAIDS global report points out that the countries that have made the most progress towards ending the disease are the nations that have invested in global goals.
The document also reinforces the importance of political and financial support so that a clear path to combat HIV/AIDS can be followed by 2030.