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Global HIV progress is now in peril warns Frontline AIDS, following publication of the latest UNAIDS report on the HIV epidemic and response. While the latest estimates suggest AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections declined in 2025, Frontline AIDS is urging caution in interpreting the data following a year of severe disruption to HIV services. Sharp falls in HIV testing and prevention raise real concerns that years of progress could be under threat and suggest that the true impact of the funding cuts may not yet be fully visible. ...
Despite the challenges, collaboration between human rights organisations and public institutions in Cameroon is enabling a more inclusive HIV response in the country reflects Ebenezer Munkam, Director of Human Rights at the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAIDS). ...
Malawi’s coalition of civil society and community-led organisations, supported by Frontline AIDS’ Transition Initiative, is ensuring they have a voice in shaping sustainable, nationally-owned health systems....
June is meant to be a moment of joyful visibility, a show of strength and solidarity for LGBTQ+ people around the world. But anti-rights threats risk destabilising communities and rewinding hard-won progress on HIV. ...
As global health financing collapses and power shifts southwards, this year's World Health Assembly signalled a decisive new order, centred on national sovereignty rather than donor-led solutions. But this shift mustn’t forget communities and civil society, says John Plastow, Executive Director of Frontline AIDS. ...
When flooding hit Gaza in southern Mozambique in January 2026, our READY+ programme stepped in to sustain HIV care for young people and their families. The floods came fast. In Chókwè District, families were trapped on rooftops, roads became impassable overnight and health facilities were damaged. And for young people living with HIV, this also meant being cut off from lifesaving medication. ...
As war forces over a million people from their homes in Lebanon, SIDC, a Frontline AIDS partner, is standing with communities: maintaining HIV treatment, harm reduction and mental health services for the communities most at risk. But without direct, flexible funding, the lifeline they provide is under threat, says Nadia Badran, Executive Director, SIDC. ...