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The global fight against HIV/AIDS is at a critical turning point, with new data from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warning that reductions in international funding and cuts to prevention and community health services are threatening decades of progress against the epidemic.
A special report released on Monday at the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed that an estimated 1.2 million people acquired HIV in 2025, while 570,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses, underscoring the fragility of the global response despite significant scientific advances.
According to UNAIDS, unless urgent action is taken to meet global targets by 2030, more than three million additional people could become infected with HIV over the coming years.
Although HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths remain at their lowest levels in more than three…
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