UNAIDS

Thank you, Minister, for bringing Zambia’s perspective to this important conversation. Ensuring that the medicines and technologies people need are accessible, affordable and increasingly produced closer to where they are needed is key to achieving health sovereignty.

Article to read this week

When Ebola strikes, HIV care cannot stop.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ebola outbreak is disrupting access to health services, putting people living with HIV at risk of treatment interruptions.

This Health Policy Watch article looks at how community-led organisations are helping people stay connected to HIV care—and why maintaining essential health services must remain part of the Ebola response.

👉 Read the full article: https://healthpolicy-watch.news/when-ebola-strikes-hiv-care-cannot-stop/

As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, keeping people connected to HIV treatment and support is critical.

UNAIDS expands the Humanitarian Emergency Programme with UNODC, backed by over US$6 million from the Netherlands, working through 15 organisations in 13 regions.

Read: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2026/september/20260916_Ukraine_humanitarian_emergency_programme

In the latest episode of Global Order, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, joins Matthew Kavanagh to explore the links between democracy, health, inequality and power — and what happens when political and economic power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few.

Drawing on her experience in Uganda’s pro-democracy struggle and decades of work in global health, Winnie reflects on how political systems shape health outcomes, the lessons of COVID-19, and whether the international system itself needs to be democratized.

🎧 Listen to “Democracy in an Age of Crisis” wherever you get your podcasts.

Good news! Countries around the world have committed to ensuring the global accessibility, availability and affordability of HIV medicines, diagnostics, and other essential technologies.

Find out more about the new Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4120538?ln=en&v=pdf

Scaling up HIV prevention is essential to ending AIDS.

The new Political Declaration sets a new critical global target of reaching 20 million people with antiretroviral-based HIV prevention by 2030, expanding access to effective options for those who need them most. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4120538?ln=en&v=pdf

Good news! 11 countries have achieved the 95-95-95 HIV testing and treatment targets in 2025!

Despite the progress, disparities continue to exist: between men and women, and children and adults.

Ending AIDS requires achieving the targets across all populations.

https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2026/20260727_special_report_IAC

A new partnership is bringing UNAIDS, SADC and the Global Health Innovation Institute (GHII) together with South Africa, China, Chinese pharmaceutical companies and partners to strengthen pharmaceutical manufacturing across Southern Africa.

Through the SADC–China strategic exchange taking place this week, partners are exploring how investment, technology transfer, manufacturing expertise and innovation can accelerate regional production of medicines, diagnostics and health technologies.

The ambition: stronger local production, more resilient supply chains and greater health security.

Read the press release: https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2026/september/20260901_PR_SADC_China

A sustainable HIV response needs sustainable financing.
That's why through the new Political Declaration, countries have committed to mobilizing US$21.9 billion annually by 2030, while reinforcing domestic & international investment.

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4120538?ln=en&v=pdf