Publications

In 2020–2021 multiple challenges converged to threaten progress on the 2030 Agenda, and a range of multidimensional risks and interconnected crises threatened the very core of human health and that of the planet. The HIV and Health Annual Report provides a snapshot of the results achieved for the people we serve in three key areas: reducing inequalities and exclusion that drive HIV and poor health; promoting effective and inclusive governance for health; and building resilient and sustainable systems for health.

By the end of 2020, over 25 million people were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries. This report aims to provide countries and suppliers with estimates of the global market for antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in low- and middle-income countries for 2021–2025. The report includes estimates of the global demand for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and ARV formulations for adults receiving first-line treatment to enable suppliers to plan adjustments to their manufacturing capacity and processes.

This report aims to provide countries and suppliers with estimates of the global market for antiretroviral (ARV) medicines in low- and middle-income countries for 2020-2024. It includes estimates of the global demand for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and ARVs for adults receiving first-line ART to enable suppliers to plan and manage their manufacturing capacities accordingly. 

This report provides projections of the future demand for HIV diagnostic tests through 2025. The projections will  enable efficient planning by manufacturers and procurement organizations in securing and ensuring funding for production and supply security.   The projections are based on country reports to the Global AIDS Monitoring system, purchases reported to the Global Price Reporting Mechanism, and forecasts and historical testing volumes of high burden countries. 

Monitoring inequalities in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) is an important part of efforts to promote equity. Inequality monitoring in sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health: a step-by-step manual serves as a practical introductory guide to strengthen and build capacity for quantitative inequality monitoring in SRMNCAH. Applying the five steps of health inequality monitoring to the topic of SRMNCAH, the manual outlines the processes of: (1) determining the scope of monitoring; (2) deciding upon the best available data; (3) performing data analysis; (4) reporting findings; and (5) translating knowledge into action. The technical content of the manual is primarily written and designed for those involved in national SRMNCAH monitoring and evaluation efforts, including officers and programme managers who have basic knowledge and experience working with SRMNCAH data.

The indicators and questions in this document are designed for use by national AIDS programmes and partners to assess the state of a country’s HIV and AIDS response, and to measure progress towards achieving national HIV targets. Countries are encouraged to integrate these indicators and questions into their ongoing monitoring efforts and to report comprehensive national data through the Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) process. In this way they will contribute to improving understanding of the global response to the HIV epidemic, including progress that has been made towards achieving the commitments and global targets set out in the new Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, adopted in June 2021, and the linked Sustainable Development Goals.

In June and July 2020, UNAIDS conducted a survey of community-led organizations run by and for people living with and affected by HIV. This predominantly qualitative survey sought to gain a deeper understanding of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic was having on the HIV-related work of community-led organizations, and to learn more about their contributions to the COVID-19 response.

This report is based on the Survey measuring Viet Nam Sustainable Development Goal indicators on Children and Women (SDGCW) 2020-2021, the localised version of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The fieldwork was conducted from November 2020 to February 2021 by the General Statistics Office, with technical and financial assistance from UNICEF and UNFPA. The survey provides statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for developing evidence-based policies and programmes, and for monitoring progress toward national goals and global commitments.

This framework document has been developed to help countries set up, modify and improve their data collection systems and report on their national HIV response as effectively as possible. It outlines the steps in the process of identifying sources, engaging national stakeholders, consulting on findings and reporting on them as part of GAM.  

This guide identifies interventions in prevention, testing, treatment, care, clinical management and support services for the HIV and related co-morbidities for which there is evidence that community health workers can provide safe and effective care in HIV. It also provides policy recommendations on how to design, implement and optimize CHW programmes as part of broader health workforce and service delivery strategies that are acceptable to communities and can be sustained. Finally, it outlines key knowledge gaps that should be addressed through further research.