HIV and AIDS

Textual description (image: We work at community, national and international levels to end the injustice that causes poverty and spreads HIV & AIDS.)

AIDS is one of the most urgent and serious threats to the progress of developing countries. We cannot end global poverty without tackling the spread of the virus and reducing the rates of death and illness linked to HIV and AIDS.

In this section

Rustica Banda

Our international work

We work with hundreds of communities in Africa, Asia and The Americas to stop the spread of HIV and defend the rights of people living with the virus.


World Aids Day 2007

Invisible women

Our campaign to persuade the UK government to put women at the heart of its strategy on HIV and AIDS scores a success.


Judith Atieno Basil

Judith's story

Judith is a peer educator, offering counselling and advice to HIV-positive young people in her community. Read her story here.


Universal treatment

Find out about our campaign to ensure G8 leaders keep their promise of securing HIV treatment for all who need it.



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Fact file

33.2 million people are living with HIV and AIDS globally.

Find out more facts here.

Read the Primary Concern download.

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