27 July 2021

HIV and AIDS

UNICEF is committed to meeting global targets to end AIDS among children, adolescents and pregnant women. In the last three decades, UNICEF has contributed to remarkable progress made in the HIV/AIDS response, including scale-up of treatment to prevent vertical mother-to-child transmission of HIV, reduced new HIV infections among children and…, UNICEF's response, An adolescent girl agreed to an HIV test on the same day at her home, in Ndjamena, the capital of Chad. An adolescent girl agreed to an HIV test on the same day at her home, in Ndjamena, the capital of Chad. UNICEF is committed to ending AIDS by 2030, in line with global targets. Our teams in countries, regional offices and globally work to ensure…, UNICEF’s HIV and AIDS programme, A family is undergoing a home screening HIV test in the village of Benjaminkro, in the Southwest of Côte d’Ivoire. A family undergoes a home screening HIV test in the village of Benjaminkro, in Côte d’ivoire. UNICEF’s core objectives in the HIV response focus on reaching the most vulnerable and include:  Eliminating vertical transmission of HIV…, An inclusive HIV response, Smiling young man in front of a brightly painted bus. 29-year-old Lucas, hopes that all young people, worldwide, can access confidential and safe services, like Youth Aware, that offer HIV testing, prevention education and treatment. UNICEF has consistently sought to place children at the very heart of the global response to HIV. Since 2000, the…