Fight against AIDS: Ms. Yaye Kanny Diallo congratulates Togo for the progress made

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Extract from the article: UNAIDS Country Director, Ms Yaye Kanny Diallo, "congratulated" Monday 1 December in Lomé, Togo for the "progress" made in the fight against AIDS in recent years, "despite a difficult environment." It was on the occasion of the celebration of the 37th

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UNAIDS Country Director, Ms Yaye Kanny Diallo, "congratulated" Monday 1 December in Lomé, Togo for the "progress" made in the fight against AIDS in recent years, "despite a difficult environment." It was on the occasion of the celebration of the 37th edition of World AIDS Day, under the theme: "Overcoming Disruptions, Transforming the response to HIV". Togo has chosen a complementary and strategic angle, "Let’s mobilize for the triple elimination of HIV – Syphilis – Hepatitis B in children." This orientation is part of regional commitments to simultaneously eliminate three mother-to-child communicable infections, a major public health issue.

“We are proud to know that at the end of 2024 in Togo, nearly 92% of people living with HIV knew their serological status, 92% were on treatment, and 85% had an undetectable viral load. We also appreciate the good coverage of pregnant women in terms of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, which is 87% with a rate of HIV transmission from mother to child at 13%, said Mrs. Yaye Kanny Diallo.

However, the UNAIDS country director recalls that the fight is far from over. We must continue to redouble our efforts in technical and financial terms to maintain our gains, overcome the disruption and reduce new HIV infections especially among children who have a coverage of 81%-69% 58%. People living with HIV who are aging and may also face other age-related illnesses should also be given special attention,”, she said.

The theme of this year’s edition, she said, "reminds us that AIDS is not yet over and, given the current context, a new transformative approach is needed to mitigate risks and help us achieve our goals." Ms. Diallo indicated that challenges still exist, especially among our children who are still struggling to access treatments

In Togo, the prevalence of HIV among the adult population (15-49 years) is about 1.6%.

Jean ELI (Source: ATOP)