The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic Published: Jul 25, 2024

https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-global-hiv-aids-epidemic/?utm_campaign=KFF-This-Week&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--5h9FFnfqpid2S-UxOId1Fq4qek-64s1pe45-QO5bTyspJMIBmI-hJ7zn9N6hNRRpdi3ipMQv_-mWiOEpavkam6M0Hjw&_hsmi=317468616&utm_content=317468616&utm_source=hs_email The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic Published: Jul 25, 2024 Key Facts HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), is one of the world’s most serious health and development challenges. Approximately 40 million people are currently living with HIV, and tens of millions of people have died of AIDS-related causes since the beginning of the epidemic. Many people living with HIV or at risk for HIV infection do not have access to prevention, treatment, and care, and there is still no cure. In recent decades, major global efforts have been mounted to address the epidemic, and despite challenges, significant progress has been made in addressing HIV. Current global health goals are to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The U.S. government (U.S.), through PEPFAR (the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), is the single largest donor to international HIV efforts in the world, including the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). PEPFAR, which now spans over 50 countries, has directed approximately $120 billion toward HIV prevention, care, and treatment efforts since it launched in 2003.