A new UNAIDS report has shown that its 2020 targets on the ailment will not be met because of “deeply unequal access to antiretroviral therapy and service disruptions” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report – Seizing the Moment – released on Monday warns that the remarkable achievements made in the fight to end AIDS have not been shared equally within and between countries.The UN agency said the missed targets have resulted in more than 3.5 million HIV infections and 820,000 AIDS-related deaths since 2015 than if the world was on track to meet the 2020 targets.
Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, said decisive action is needed to be taken every day in the next decade to get the world back on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.The agency said that the COVID-19It stated that a six-month HIV treatment disruption could cause more than 500,000 additional deaths in sub-Saharan Africa between 2020 and 2021, bringing the region back to 2008 AIDS mortality levels.
To address difficulties in accessing treatment during the crisis, WHO recommends prescribing these treatments for longer periods of time, up to six months.
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