Project aims to remove HIV and AIDS stigma from church

“Coinfections of people living with HIV, such as tuberculosis (TB), cervical cancer and hepatitis C, are at risk of putting the 2020 target of fewer than 500 000 AIDS-related deaths out of reach … We now call on countries’ leaders to use this plan for an urgent, accelerated and innovative response to HIV in the Region, to reverse the AIDS epidemics immediately and end it by 2030”.

However Mr Wilson said large resources had already been put into battling Aids.

“An HIV test can be taken at home, at the hospital, at your GP surgery, at a sexual health clinic; nearly anywhere you want to take it”.

In 2015, so far there have been over 35 million people living with HIV.

And it could be argued that HIV/AIDS prevention measures have gotten through to numerous people who are most receptive to those messages.

The AU Community are aware of HIV prevention practices and adopt safe sexual behaviors and live healthy lives.

Over 18 million HIV positive people are now taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) with as many still unable to access the life-saving treatment, the World Health Organization said, issuing new guidelines on self-testing to improve access to HIV diagnosis. We can not stop now.

HIV has changed dramatically since it was first discovered, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the stigma and discrimination shown to people with HIV, or perceived to have HIV.

Between 2005 and 2014, new HIV diagnoses fell by 19 percent, according to the CDC.

Minister for Health Gagan Thapa said at the ceremony that the estimated new HIV infection in 2015 is 1,331 in Nepal, while the average number of new infections per day stands at four. According to some estimates only 60 per cent of people with HIV know their status.

Despite how stubborn this epidemic has proven to be, the United Nations has set a goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

On Thursday, the world will celebrate World Aids Day, seeking to draw global attention to the measures to be taken to avoid the spread of the virus and raise treatment rates. It was launched in 1988 and is held on December 1 each year to increase awareness, show support to those living with HIV and remember those who have died.