World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day on 1 December 2025 is a global commitment to reflect on progress, challenges, and commitments in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Key messages for World AIDS Day 2025 is a call for global renewal to funding commitments, scale up prevention innovations and address structural barriers to care.

England met UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets again with 95% diagnosed, 99% on treatment, 98% virally suppressed. Ageing populations, those who are over 50 years old make up 52% of people in HIV care. Whereas, young people between ages 15-24 year old receive lower treatment coverage (96%) and viral suppression (91%).

The UK has made significant progress toward the 2030 goal of zero new HIV transmissions, but it is not on track. Rising diagnoses among heterosexuals and ethnic minorities, persistent late diagnoses, and inequalities in PrEP access remain major challenges. Sexual health services are under strain, impacting testing and prevention. Expansion of opt-out testing in emergency departments and digitial PrEP access are key recommendations.

HIV Aids testing among 15-24 year olds fell by 7% while older age groups saw increases. Positivity highest among Black African individuals born in high-prevalence countries (0.7%). There was a 3% increase in HIV tests at sexual health services, a total of 1.32M tests in 2024. 

There is a great effort for communities to continue to lead resilience efforts and fight stigma. There is strong focus on the UK to accelerate testing, tackle inequalities, and expand PrEP access to stay on track for 2030.