WHO fact sheet on HIV and AIDS with key facts and information on signs and symptoms, transmission, risk factors, testing and counselling, prevention, treatment and WHO response.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects cells of the immune system Infection results in the progressive deterioration of the immune system, breaking down the body's ability to fend off some infections and other diseases. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) refers to the most advanced clinical stage of HIV infection, defined by the occurrence of any of more than 20 opportunistic ...
To control the spread of HIV infection, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), a division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India provides leadership to HIV/AIDS control programme in India through States AIDS Control Societies located in every state capital and union territory.
On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2025. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing the inequalities that hinder progress in ending AIDS.
The world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected. With human rights at the centre, with communities in the lead, the world can end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “ Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion ...
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