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There is an epidemic of HIV, and an epidemic of people who have a preconceived notion of what they believe HIV is. Our society needs to do better on how we treat others with disease such HIV, and we need to better educate on these topics because without educating ourselves, all judgments and opinions create a stigmatism around HIV and the community around it. The spread of illness and death amongst mature adults are increasing and treatments are not available for everyone. Between different continents, the access to medicaments for HIV/AIDS are limited, because of social and economic conditions.

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Throughout the years of increasing resources into countries for HIV and AIDS programs have had a positive impact to the community. Through investments in HIV and AIDS programs, the awareness of the disease and treatment options have rapidly expanded.

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Nigeria has adopted its Revised National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework 2019-2021 to guide the country's future response to HIV. It follows the results of a new survey that shows that HIV prevalence in the country stands at 1.4%. Previous estimates had indicated Nigeria's HIV prevalence at 2.8%.

The results of the Nigeria National HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAISS) were unveiled at a special event held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 14 March that was attended by the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé. During his speech, Mr Sidibé commended the president's leadership in guiding the country's response to the HIV epidemic. Nigeria has tripled the number of people on HIV treatment since 2010 and adopted a test and treat policy in 2016.

The improved understanding of the country's epidemic based on the survey results will allow for more efficient investments in the response to HIV and a more effective planning for the provision of HIV prevention, care and treatment services. It will permit the adoption of a population-location approach to deliver services to the people in the areas where they are needed the most.

During his three-day visit to Nigeria, Mr Sidibé met the Minister of Health, Isaac F. Adewole, to discuss progress, gaps and challenges in the AIDS response and pledged UNAIDS' support to Nigeria in the implementation of the new framework. This was further underscored when Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and Mr Sidibé signed a new cooperation agreement to strengthen the relationship between UNAIDS and Nigeria.

Mr Sidibé also paid a courtesy call on the wife of the country's president, Aisha Buhari, to formalize and extend her appointment as the UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and the Promotion of Treatment for Children Living with HIV in Nigeria.

Ms Buhari thanked UNAIDS for extending her mandate and reiterated her commitment to achieving an AIDS-free generation of children.

"This will enable me to contribute more towards ensuring that no child is born with HIV in Nigeria," said Ms Buhari.

Representatives of the Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria also met with Mr Sidibé to voice their concerns about the gaps and challenges in the country's AIDS response.

The network's national coordinator, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, said services were too often not reaching the people in the greatest need. He asked for UNAIDS' help in strengthening community responses to the HIV epidemic and to ensure that people living with HIV, particularly young people, were involved in creating policies and programmes that affected their health and well-being.

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Nigeria adapts strategy to end the AIDS epidemic

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Nigeria has adopted its Revised National HIV and AIDS Strategic Framework 2019-2021 to guide the country's future response to HIV. It follows the results of a new survey that shows that HIV prevalence in the country stands at 1.4%. Previous estimates had indicated Nigeria's HIV prevalence at 2.8%.

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There are two commonly used treatments used go combat the disease.
1) Antiretroviral treatment (ART) is the daily use of HIV medicines to treat HIV infection.

2) Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is also sometimes called combination antiretroviral therapy, or antiretroviral therapy.

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The provision of healthcare services to marginalized populations has historically been compromised by complexities of the many barriers that are put up to receive the proper treatment. This is particularly is the case for those addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, mentally ill, and the homeless populations. The stigma and socio-economic barriers have done nothing more than stopping many from getting the treatment that they deserve and need.

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5) Expansion of Accessibility to HIV Treatments in the Developing World

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5) Expansion of Accessibility to HIV Treatments in the Developing World

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A challenge to the expansion of accessibility to HIV treatments, involves issues surrounding access to antiretroviral therapy in the developing world, where HIV treatment remains very expensive. More and more data suggest that high HIV/AIDS related death are actually happening in the developed world as well. This all could be linked in part due to limited use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. These populations of lower socio-economic status, ethnic minorities, and drug users (injection based) have a higher chance to an HIV related death due to problems with access to antiretrovirals and retention in treatment programs.

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Access to HIV/AIDS services improving in many developing countries, UN report finds

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Globally, there is a positive correlation between the prevalence of HIV and poverty of that region-whether this correlation is measured by gross domestic product per person, income inequality, or Human Poverty Index it just places emphasis on the lack knowledge and education of prevention of this disease. Many think the correlation of poverty and lack of education can attribute to these high percentages of HIV, but no matter how much education is thrown at a population that is disadvantage, it may not prevent the spread of this disease. Many are held back by the economic barriers, even if educated on prevention, many poor people are unable to afford necessities to prevent HIV, such as condoms, medication, or treatments.

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Learn about 4 steps you can take to help prevent HIV. Plus, learn about treatment as prevention, and what you can do to help stop the spread of HIV.

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No matter how much progress is made with the HIV/AID there is still a heavy stigmatization and discrimination of the disease present day. Through the fear of stigmatization and many other reasons, many people falsely believeHIV/AIDS is always associated with death, HIV is highly associated with behaviors that could face backlash from others (such as homosexuality, drug use, sex work, or infidelity), HIV is only transmitted through sex, which overall, sex is taboo subject in many cultures, or HIV infection is the result of personal irresponsibility and many associates that behavior with deserving punishment.