Communicable diseases

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day highlights global solidarity and India’s ongoing efforts to control HIV/AIDS through expanded testing, rights-based laws, and wider ART access. India has reduced new infections and AIDS-related deaths significantly, yet challenges persist due to stigma, late diagnosis, treatment interruptions, and high-burden pockets such as the Northeast. Government initiatives under NACP, the “Test and Treat” policy, PMTCT, and Mission Sampark have strengthened prevention-to-care services. Moving forward, India must shift toward community-led systems, universal annual screening in high-risk districts, integrated HIV–TB–NCD care, and youth-focused prevention to accelerate progress toward ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.