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According to a Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) research, condom distribution in Nigeria has decreased by 55% in the past year, indicating a major barrier to the fight against HIV.

During the publication of its 2025 World AIDS Day report on Tuesday, the UN agency revealed this information. According to the report, there are disruptions in HIV prevention, testing, and community-driven programs, and treatment access is declining in some areas.

According to UNAIDS, fewer people are starting HIV treatment in 13 African countries. “Throughout sub-Saharan Africa approximately 450,000 women no longer have access to “mother mentors”. Community personnel who assist pregnant women and new mothers in obtaining HIV care and treatment.” The report revealed.

The group said that years of progress in HIV prevention and treatment are being undermined by financial cuts and a worsening human rights environment.

“The financial shortfall has revealed the vulnerability of the advancements we worked tirelessly to secure ” remarked UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima in Geneva.

“Infants are being deprived of HIV testing young women are losing access to prevention services and whole communities find themselves abruptly without assistance. We must not forsake them.”

She disclosed that young women and girls were already extremely susceptible before the riots. According to the survey, 570 girls and young women between the ages of 15 and 24 became infected with HIV every day.

UNAIDS warned that the failure of prevention efforts will make women more vulnerable, pointing out that more than 60% of organizations run by women have had to stop providing critical services. According to the agency’s projections, an additional 3.3 million new HIV cases might be reported globally between 2025 and 2030 if preventative efforts are not reinstated.

The organization emphasized that communities must continue to be at the center of the global HIV response and urged world leaders to protect and grow HIV funding, invest in inexpensive prevention technologies, and uphold human rights.

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