World AIDS Day 2025: Redefining the Journey

We acknowledge the clear progress shown in the 2025 surveillance report as we see fewer diagnoses and fewer AIDS-related deaths in the EU/EEA. This success, however, is not an endpoint; it's the achievement that allows us to raise our ambitions.

As effective treatment and care allow more people to live longer with HIV, the public health focus must expand to address new challenges, particularly the management of age-related co-morbidities and ensuring the quality of life of people living with HIV. Furthermore, this progress is set against the persistent, critical issues of stigma and discrimination, which remain significant barriers for people living with HIV.