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2. HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)

   www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids

   HIV is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. It is not spread by kisses, hugs or sharing food. It can also spread from a mother to her baby. HIV can be prevented and treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). Untreated HIV can progress to AIDS, often after many years.

3. HIV - Global - World Health Organization (WHO)

   www.who.int/health-topics/hiv-aids

   Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the white blood cells called CD4 cells. HIV destroys these CD4 cells, weakening a person’s immunity against opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis and fungal infections, severe bacterial infections and some cancers.

4. HIV and AIDS - World Health Organization (WHO)

   www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/hiv-aids

   HIV is found in certain bodily fluids of people living with HIV, including blood, semen, vaginal fluids, rectal fluids and breastmilk. HIV can be transmitted by: unprotected vaginal or anal sex, and, in very rare cases, through oral sex with a person living with HIV;

5. HIV data and statistics - World Health Organization (WHO)

   www.who.int/teams/global-hiv-hepatitis-and-stis-programmes/hiv/strategic...

   HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, claiming 42.3 million [35.7–51.1 million] lives so far. Testing, treatment and viral load suppression cascades among all people living with HIV . By 2025, 95% of people living with HIV should know their HIV status (first 95) In 2023, 86% [69–>98%] of people living with HIV knew their ...

6. HIV - World Health Organization (WHO)

   www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/hiv-aids

   Access to HIV testing should be improved to make sure everyone living with HIV is diagnosed and linked to treatment or appropriate and effective prevention choices. There are still gaps in HIV testing coverage, as an estimated 14% of people living with HIV or 5.4 million people remain undiagnosed.

7. WHO publishes new Consolidated HIV guidelines for prevention,...

   www.who.int/news/item/16-07-2021-who-publishes-new-consolidated-hiv-guidelines...

   WHO's new "Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Testing, Treatment, Service Delivery and Monitoring: Recommendations for A Public Health Approach" bring together important clinical and programmatic updates produced by WHO since 2016 and provides comprehensive, evidence-informed recommendations and good practice statements within a public health, rights-based and person-centred approach.