The report says that in 2021, there will be 1.5 million new HIV-infected people and 650,000 related deaths worldwide.

　　BEIJING, Beijing, July 28 (Xinhua) On July 27, local time, UNAIDS released the 2022 Global AIDS Prevention and Control Progress Report: In Danger in Montreal, Canada. According to the latest data, under the joint influence of COVID-19 epidemic and other global crises, the progress in coping with the AIDS pandemic has stagnated in the past two years, and resources have been decreasing, which has threatened the lives of millions of people.

　　The report pointed out that in recent years, the number of new cases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa has been on the rise. According to UNAIDS data, in the Asia-Pacific region, areas where the number of new cases dropped in the past have now rebounded. It is urgent to take measures to deal with the inequality behind AIDS, prevent millions of new HIV infections and end the AIDS pandemic in this decade.

　　According to the report, in 2021, the AIDS pandemic caused an average of one death per minute. Despite effective treatment methods and tools for the prevention, detection and treatment of opportunistic infections, 650,000 people still died of AIDS-related diseases in 2021. Last year, there were about 1.5 million new cases of HIV infection — — More than 1 million cases than the global target. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of new HIV infections in the world decreased by only 3.6%, the lowest level since 2016.

　　Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, said: "These data show that the global AIDS prevention and control progress is in jeopardy. If we don’t make rapid progress, then the progress we have made will be lost, because the disease pandemic will breed and spread in the COVID-19 epidemic, mass population displacement and other crises. "

　　According to the report, significant inequalities within and between countries hinder the progress of AIDS prevention and treatment, and at the same time, the AIDS epidemic is also aggravating these unequal gaps.

　　The proportion of new infections among young women and adolescent girls exceeds that of other populations. In 2021, there was a new infection every 2 minutes among them. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women are three times more likely to be infected with HIV than adolescent boys and young men.

　　Racial inequality has also aggravated the risk of HIV transmission. In Britain and the United States, the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases among white people has dropped more than that among black people. In Australia, Canada and the United States, the HIV infection rate of aborigines is higher than that of non-aborigines.

　　The report also shows that it is difficult to provide life-saving antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected people. In 2021, the increase in the number of people receiving treatment was the lowest in 10 years.

　　In addition, there are significant differences in AIDS prevention and treatment among countries. New infections in some countries have reached a new high since 2015, such as the Philippines and Madagascar; On the other hand, South Africa, Nigeria, India and Tanzania have achieved a significant decline in new infections even during the COVID-19 epidemic and other crises.

　　The report lists the disastrous consequences if urgent measures are not taken to solve the inequality behind the pandemic. According to the report, if the current trend continues, by 2025, the number of new infections will exceed 1.2 million every year. The goal set by UN member states is to control the new HIV infection within 370,000 in 2025.

　　The COVID-19 epidemic and the Ukrainian crisis have further hindered the AIDS response. Bai Anyima said: "When the world needs international assistance most, global solidarity has come to an abrupt end. Leaders around the world must not mistake the emergency red alert for a signal to stop rescue. The moment should be a time when a large amount of international aid is constantly emerging. " It is still possible for world leaders to put AIDS prevention and control back on track, but this requires national action and international solidarity.

　　According to the report, practice has proved that success is contributed by a series of factors, including: community-led and people-oriented services; Respect and defend everyone’s human rights and eliminate stigma; Empowering girls and women; All groups have equal access to treatment including new health science and technology means; And provide health services, education and social protection for everyone.

　　Bai Anyima said: "We can end AIDS by 2030 as promised. What we need now is courage."