Coronavirus:
COVID-19 and
the global
HIV response

12.6 million

People

living with HIV are not on HIV treatment.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health emergency.

Like HIV and AIDS, COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on people who are already marginalised.

We’re documenting the impact of coronavirus on the HIV response.

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COVID-19 Emergency Appeal

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Donate to support LGBT people’s rights, and access to HIV medication, during the COVID-19 crisis.

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02 Apply for a grant

Grants of up to $15,000 are available to support LGBT and other marginalised people to access HIV services in emergencies.

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Latest from the frontline

More from the frontline

stories Featured Leading by example: Lydia’s story of mentorship, health and hope

As a young person living with HIV, Lydia Tariro Chanaiwa from Harare in Zimbabwe is proud of the difference she is making as a mentor to other young women.

3 min read | 12 Aug 2020

Blog The road to change: reforming drug policies and shifting attitudes in Zimbabwe

Despite no official data on people who use drugs in Zimbabwe, evidence suggests the population is significant and particularly vulnerable to HIV. Yet harm reduction services do not currently exist.

4 min read | 26 Aug 2020

News Global Fund has saved millions of lives – but we can’t give up on prevention

Results published this week by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria show that – despite extraordinary progress in reducing AIDS deaths worldwide – the world must work harder than ever to end the epidemic for good, especially now faced with the threat of COVID-19.

1 min read | 15 Sep 2020

Stories Sisters are doing it for themselves in Zimbabwe

Gladys is a young single mother living with HIV who, through her role as a mentor with the READY to Lead programme, is taking control of her own narrative. Here she talks frankly about gender inequity, how cultural norms can lead to self-stigma, and what drives her forward.

4 min read

Our impact in 2019

Together with partners on the frontline, we work to break down the social, political and legal barriers that marginalised people face, to create a future free from AIDS.

2.6 millionPeopletook an HIV test and know their results.

5.1 millionPeopleaccessed HIV prevention programmes.

6.3 millionPeoplereceived sexual and reproductive health and rights services.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 and the global HIV response

Coronavirus: COVID-19 and the global HIV response

COVID-19 Emergency Appeal

01 Support the appeal

02 Apply for a grant

Latest from the frontline

Our impact in 2019

Will you support our COVID-19 emergency appeal?

Coronavirus:
COVID-19 and
the global
HIV response

Coronavirus:
COVID-19 and
the global
HIV response