India, March 13 -- According to UNAIDS, recent figures indicate that by 2024, 81 per cent of people living with HIV were aware of their status, and 76 per cent were receiving antiretroviral therapy. Furthermore, 70 per cent achieved viral suppression, reducing the risk of transmitting the virus. Between 2010 and 2024, new HIV infections in the region fell by 55 per cent, while AIDS-related deaths dropped by 60 per cent.

Despite these gains, UNAIDS cautioned that the progress is not enough to meet the global goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and stressed the need for continued dedication.

"The HIV epidemic is not over. It took the lives of 124,000 people in the region last year, and in at least five countries in west,...