About this Research Topic
Since HIV was first identified in the early 1980s, we have had numerous scientific advancements to improve HIV prevention and treatment. However, there are still 38 million people currently living with HIV, and a proportion of them have developed Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The main issue with HIV and AIDs is inequalities: the communities affected are disproportionately distributed among the Global South.
World AIDS Day takes place every year on the 1st of December and was founded in 1988 — making it the first global health day to be established. This year, the theme of World AIDS Day is equality. Tackling the inequalities surrounding HIV testing, prevention, care, and stigma among marginalized populations is the only way to not fall behind the targets of the third sustainable development goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.
In this spirit, Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This occasion not only offers an opportunity to show the research being done to fight against HIV but also to consider the importance of reducing inequalities to end HIV. The Frontiers in Public Health Research Topic aims to address the public health-specific dimensions of this UN day.
Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
· Different strategies in testing, prevention and treatment of HIV across the world
· Laws and policies to reduce the HIV epidemic
· Strategies to reduce HIV stigma amongst marginalized populations
· Survival and quality of life of HIV patients
World AIDS Day takes place every year on the 1st of December and was founded in 1988 — making it the first global health day to be established. This year, the theme of World AIDS Day is equality. Tackling the inequalities surrounding HIV testing, prevention, care, and stigma among marginalized populations is the only way to not fall behind the targets of the third sustainable development goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.
In this spirit, Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This occasion not only offers an opportunity to show the research being done to fight against HIV but also to consider the importance of reducing inequalities to end HIV. The Frontiers in Public Health Research Topic aims to address the public health-specific dimensions of this UN day.
Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
· Different strategies in testing, prevention and treatment of HIV across the world
· Laws and policies to reduce the HIV epidemic
· Strategies to reduce HIV stigma amongst marginalized populations
· Survival and quality of life of HIV patients
Keywords: HIV, inequality, AIDS, World AIDS Day, equality
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