Thread by @pubhealthpanos

We’re now 40 years into the #HIV response, with a great infographic from @UNAIDS highlighting key accomplishments, but there is still much work to be done! #ph260720

Despite incredible progress expanding #access to HIV treatment to over 27 million people worldwide, we are still leaving some groups behind #ph260720. Which groups do you think are being left behind?

HIV treatment #access for children has always lagged behind that of adults, with only 54% of children living with HIV on life-saving treatment compared to 74% of adults #ph260720

And once children are diagnosed with HIV, historically #HIV treatment options have been sub-optimal, although recent developments supported by Unitaid and CHAI have dramatically improved options for kids unitaid.org/news-blog/grou… #ph260720

.@EGPAF is another organization working toward an #AIDSfreegeneration, and they have tons of great information and resources on this critical issue #ph260720 pedaids.org

There are also stark racial differences in #HIV in the United States as this @CDCgov data point shows #ph260720

This is an especially scary data point considering that Black/African American people only make up around 13% of the US population #ph260720 #HIV

Why do we see such a stark issue here? @CDCgov posits some structural challenges including #racism and discrimination, homophobia, and HIV stigma #ph260720 cdc.gov/hiv/group/raci…

For those of us working in the #HIV response, we need to be asking ourselves how we can do more to close these gaps. Are we thinking beyond white men who have sex with men in our programming? Are our programs culturally sensitive and relevant? #ph260720

So while we need to celebrate the successes of the #HIV response, we need to remember that progress has been unequal and much work remains #ph260720