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On World AIDS Day, December 1, the focus is on the right to health. The #myrighttohealth campaign will provide information about the right to health and its impact on people’s lives.
In a recent report, UNAIDS says access to treatment has risen significantly. In 2000, just 6,85,000 people living with HIV had access to anti-retroviral therapy. By June 2017, around 20.9 million people had access to the life-saving medicines.
Such a dramatic scale-up could not have happened without the courage and determination of people living with HIV demanding and claiming their rights, backed up by steady, strong leadership and financial commitment.
Research shows that a person living with HIV on an effective regime of anti-retroviral therapy is up to 97 per cent less likely to transmit HIV.
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