• This year’s World AIDS Day theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response” calls for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human rights centered approaches to achieve the global goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

As the world commemorates World AIDS Day on December 1, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has placed a spotlight on Lenacapavir (LEN) a breakthrough drug poised to protect people most at risk of HIV.

At a time when global HIV funding is shrinking, WHO argues that LEN could mean fewer new infections and more lives saved. “For some people, taking daily pills is not easy. Lenacapavir could change everything because instead of taking daily pills, people can now get injections every six months,” WHO noted.

LEN is the first twice yearly injectable PrEP product, offering a highly effective, long acting alternative to daily oral pills and other shorter acting options. With just two doses per year, it represents a transformative step forward in HIV prevention particularly for those who struggle with daily adherence, stigma, or limited access to health care.

WHO formally recommended its use in July 2025, and Kenya is preparing for a national rollout by January 2026, positioning itself among the first countries to adopt this innovation.

While there is still no vaccine to prevent HIV, WHO emphasizes that access to effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care has already turned HIV into a manageable condition allowing millions to live long, healthy, and productive lives.

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“Prevention empowers and protects,” WHO insists, adding that equal access to prevention tools, education, and services is the key to ending new infections.

This year’s World AIDS Day theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response” calls for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human rights centered approaches to achieve the global goal of ending AIDS by 2030.

In Geneva, WHO, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and The Global Fund are co hosting a joint commemoration event at UNAIDS headquarters. The gathering will spotlight how funding crises threaten to unravel decades of progress, while also showcasing resilience from countries and communities. The message is urgent: global solidarity must not falter.

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