After more than two decades of progress, a future free of AIDS is within reach.
Efforts by communities, governments, civil society, the private sector and global health partners have resulted in extraordinary progress in the fight against HIV. Between 2002 and 2024, the AIDS-related mortality rate fell by 82% and the HIV incidence rate declined by 73% in countries where the Global Fund invests. But a future free of AIDS is in jeopardy. Decreasing international funding and intersecting crises pose a serious threat to hard-won progress. Disruptions in prevention, testing and treatment programs risk creating conditions for HIV to spread rapidly once more, reversing gains and driving up infections and deaths. A resurgence would heavily impact communities and economies, undermine global health security and jeopardize countries’ ability to be self-reliant in managing and funding their health programs. Global progress hinges on the continued leadership of governments, civil society and the private sector, bold investment and full use of the latest innovations, and a shared commitment to ending AIDS and building a healthier future for all.
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State of the Fight Against HIV - Key Results Key Messages Mali - United Across Generations to End AIDS (English and français) Zambia - The "Pink Girls" of Zambia: Breaking Down Silence and Stigma (English and français) Namibia – Comprehensive HIV Services Change Young People’s Lives (English and français) Multimedia Resources Social Media Messages Data Explorer Information Resources: Topic Page: HIV and AIDS (English and français) 2025 Results Report (English and français)
In countries where the Global Fund invests, AIDS-related deaths have been reduced by 74% since the Global Fund was founded in 2002.
2025 Global Fund Results Report
State of the Fight: HIV
Key Results for 2024 in countries where the Global Fund invests:
25.6 million people on antiretroviral therapy for HIV.
46.6 million HIV tests taken.
12.3 million people reached with HIV prevention services.
648,000 mothers living with HIV received medicine to keep them alive and prevent transmitting HIV to their babies.
88% of people living with HIV knew their status, 79% were accessing treatment and 74% were virally suppressed.
The Global Fund provides 26% of all international financing for HIV programs.
As more countries reach or near the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, and with the emergence of powerful, new long-acting prevention tools, we have the opportunity – should we choose to grasp it – to finally end a global pandemic that has claimed over 44 million lives.
Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund
Key Messages
This year’s World AIDS Day theme is Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response. The SDG 3 goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach. With more countries meeting or nearing the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, the world is positioned to end a pandemic that has killed over 44 million people globally. Despite tremendous progress over the past two decades, HIV remains a major infectious disease and a significant threat to global health security. In 2024, 630,000 people died from AIDS-related causes, and 1.3 million people were newly infected worldwide. Progress is being threatened by declining international funding and interconnected crises, including debt distress, conflict, and the erosion of human rights. HIV prevention services are severely disrupted. To overcome disruption and protect hard-won gains that move the world closer to ending this disease, we need sustained investment, renewed commitment and to rapidly deploy innovations that can accelerate the end of AIDS. By scaling up long-acting HIV prevention tools – such as lenacapavir – for those most at risk, we could dramatically reduce new infections and get firmly back on track to ending AIDS as a public health threat. We must continue to evolve and adapt to a rapidly changing global health context. We must make bold and transformative shifts that support countries to accelerate their transition to nationally led and nationally financed health systems. Ending AIDS as a public health threat would prevent millions of deaths and new HIV infections, strengthen global health security, and help revitalize communities and economies worldwide.
Only through sustained investment and renewed commitment can the world protect hard-won gains and end this disease.
2025 Global Fund Results Report
United Across Generations to End AIDS in Mali
Centre for Listening, Care, Activities and Advice, Bamako
Despite insecurity and recurring crises, progress in the fight against HIV has been hard won and deeply transformative in Mali. AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 60%, and HIV treatment coverage has grown from just 5% in the early 2000s to nearly 70% today. A driving force behind this progress is Dr. Bintou, Fanta, and colleagues at the Centre for Listening, Care, Activities and Advice (CESAC), Mali’s first HIV clinic and a place where people can access treatment and care – as well as dignity and hope. CESAC is run by ARCAD Santé PLUS and is a powerful example of what the Global Fund partnership has achieved, and what is at stake if the world loses focus. Together, through the Global Fund partnership, Dr. Bintou, Fanta and Mali’s communities, health workers, and leaders continue their tireless work to #DefeatAIDS.
Social Media: In Mali, AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 60%, and HIV treatment coverage has grown to nearly 70%. Dr. Bintou, Fanta and colleagues at the Centre for Listening, Care, Activities and Advice (CESAC) are a driving force behind this progress. CESAC is Mali’s first HIV clinic and a place where people can access treatment and care – as well as dignity and hope. #WorldAIDSDay https://stories.theglobalfund.org/dr-bintou-and-fanta-united-across-generations-to-end-aids-in-mali
In Namibia, HIV Services Change Young People’s Lives
Ohangwena, Namibia
Despite remarkable progress in the fight against HIV, with 93% of people living with HIV aware of their status, adolescent girls and young women in Namibia are three times more likely to acquire HIV than their male peers.
Youth ambassadors Lazarus and Paulina work with the i-BreakFree program to reach these young people with judgment-free counseling, HIV prevention education, and connections to mental health, legal and social services. They support health care that considers the whole person – addressing physical, mental and emotional well-being, and the obstacles to living safe and healthy lives.
In rural and remote areas where HIV prevalence is highest, every link in the chain – from youth ambassadors to school principals to nurses – represents crucial opportunities for transformation. With Global Fund support, partners in Namibia ensure young people always have someone to turn to.
Social Media: In Namibia, adolescent girls and young women are 3x more likely to acquire HIV than their male peers. But youth ambassadors are bridging critical gaps by providing judgment-free support, referring young people to health services for HIV testing and treatment, and delivering health care that considers the whole person – physical, mental and emotional well-being. #WorldAIDSDay https://ow.ly/oZzf50UeEpc
The “Pink Girls” of Zambia: Breaking Down HIV Silence and Stigma
Lusaka, Zambia
At a community hall in the Chilenje neighborhood of Lusaka, Zambia, the sound of singing rises above the noise of the bustling city. A group of young women sit in a circle. They call themselves the “Pink Girls.” At the center is Taonga Banda, a peer educator and psychosocial counselor who has turned her own journey with HIV into a lifeline for other girls. For Taonga Banda and the “Pink Girls,” their sisterhood represents strength, resilience and healing in the face of stigma and silence. Zambia has made remarkable progress in the fight against AIDS, surpassing the 95-95-95 HIV targets. But adolescent girls and young women still account for 75% of new HIV infections. The Global Fund is working with partners to expand access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment – and create safe spaces where young women can heal, support each other and believe in their futures.
Social Media: Meet Taonga Banda, a peer educator and psychosocial counselor in Lusaka, Zambia. She has turned her own journey with HIV into a lifeline for other girls – creating a space for strength, support and hope. “You can do anything that an HIV-negative person can do,” she tells them. Learn more about the power of safe spaces and community-led HIV support. #WorldAIDSDay https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/stories/2025/2025-07-21-pink-girls-zambia-breaking-down-hiv-silence-stigma/
This is a pivotal moment — not just for the fight against AIDS, but for the fundamental principle that lifesaving innovations must reach those who need them most — whoever they are, and wherever they live.
Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund
Multimedia Content
Social Media Messages
Today is #WorldAIDSDay. It’s time to get back on track to end AIDS as a public health threat once and for all. Working together, we must deliver results at scale and prioritize communities at highest risk for HIV infection and with the least access to services.
By taking bold action now, we can get back on track to end AIDS by 2030. Working together, we must increase investments and accelerate efforts to ensure equitable access to treatment and prevention services for all people affected by HIV. #WorldAIDSDay
A future free of AIDS is within reach. Communities, governments, civil society, the private sector and global health partners have driven extraordinary progress in the fight against HIV. Globally, new HIV infections have declined by 40%, from 2.1 million in 2010 to 1.3 million in 2024. #WorldAIDSDay
Efforts by communities, activists, governments & global health partners have resulted in extraordinary progress in the fight against HIV. In countries where @GlobalFund invests, AIDS-related deaths have dropped by 74% since 2002. #WorldAIDSDay
In 2024, 25.6 million people were on lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for HIV. Working together, the Global Fund partnership is aligning efforts, scaling proven solutions and delivering impact in the fight against AIDS. #WorldAIDSDay
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