Ensure Equity In HIV/AIDS Services

Globally, HIV still remains a serious public health challenge. Moreover, it is also a barrier to sustainable human development. The vulnerability to and risk of HIV infection vary between populations and places, as does people’s access to HIV prevention and treatment services. Due to multiple intersecting socio-political, cultural, and economic inequalities, people still do not have equitable access to HIV services in many countries. In this context, AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference was recently held in Munich, Germany. Perhaps it was the largest gathering on HIV and AIDS in the world that wholeheartedly welcomed a range of stakeholders from governments, civil society, development partners, civil society activists, human rights advocates, and people living with HIV within and across countries.