Di United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio don issue statement wey show say di UNAIDS don approve waiver wey go allow people continue to get free HIV treatment.
In di statement published on di UNAIDS website, Rubio not sey, over 20 million people wey dey live with HIV go benefit directly from di United States President’s Emergency Pan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
And this figure dey represent two-thirds of all di people living with HIV globally.
For di statement, di UNAIDS Executive Director reveal sey, Winnie Byanyima “UNAIDS de welcome waiver from di US government which go ensure sey millions of people living with HIV fit continue to receive HIV medication during de assessment of US foreign development assistance”
According to Rubio, di decision wey UNAIDS take de highlight PEPFAR’s “critical role” in responding to AIDS and to restore hope to di people living with HIV “.
UNAIDS pledges to working towards zero HIV deaths goal
If you remember, just few days ago di US Department of State been announced sey them go pause foreign aids which includes funding and other services wey PEPFAR dey support.
This move was to make sure sey di assistance wey them dey give dey efficient and consistent with US foreign policies.
Days after di 90-day pause announcement, di UNAIDS don pledge to continue to play their role to mobilize and convene partners, governments and communities across di globe so that them go reduce di impact of di pause on di continuity of essential HIV services.
“UNAIDS go continue to make efforts to ensure sey all people living with HIV dey served and other key components of PEPFAR’s life-saving efforts including service delivery and services for HIV prevention, care and support for orphans and vulnerable children “. Rubio said.
What is UNAIDS?
UNAIDS na joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS wey dey lead and inspire di world make them achieve their vision of zero AIDS-related deaths.
UNAIDS dey comprised of UN organizations UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO, and World Bank.
