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WHO and HIV/AIDS
As the directing and coordinating authority on international health, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes the lead within the UN system in the global health sector response to HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS Department provides evidence-based, technical support to WHO Member States to help them scale up treatment, care and prevention services as well as drugs and diagnostics supply to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS.
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The International AIDS Conference (IAC) is held every two years and brings together some 25,000 scientists, government representatives, health workers, activists, corporate leaders, and people living with HIV and AIDS. It is an opportunity to share new scientific research and engage in dialogue concerning the global response to HIV/AIDS. The theme of this year's conference was "Universal Action Now," emphasizing the need for continued commitment on the part of all stakeholders contributing to the global response to HIV/AIDS - including WHO.
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19 September 2008
WHO and the World Food Programme have released the draft version of Integrating nutrition and food assistance into HIV care and treatment programmes for review and comments.
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5 August 2008
WHO launched a new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access.
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4 August 2008
Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users.
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3 August 2008
HIV/AIDS: Universal action now
An address by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, at the opening of the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
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29 July 2008
The Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV and AIDS - 2008 update, collate the most recent country-specific data on HIV prevalence and incidence, together with information on knowledge and behaviour and the health sector response.
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1 July 2008
Essential prevention and care interventions for adults and adolescents living with HIV in resource-limited settings is now available.
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16 June 2008
HIV/AIDS estimates and the quest for universal access: An article in The Lancet by Kevin De Cock and Paul De Lay.
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11 June 2008
Correction to AIDS story in The Independent, 8 June 2008
Note for the media
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Archived news on WHO HIV/AIDS
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Stories from Kenya
See photo essays on how an electronic record-keeping system has revolutionized HIV care in western Kenya with timely medical tests and treatment for 70 000 patients
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Towards universal access by 2010
The HIV department released five photo stories "Towards universal access by 2010: African experiences". Each story presents a piece of reality of how patients, health workers, and decision-makers in countries are tackling some of the outstanding priorities in HIV/AIDS.
Launch photo stories
These stories bring to life many challenges that exist within health sectors in countries and which will need to be addressed as the international community moves towards universal access to HIV services by 2010.
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