PAHO launches "Better with PrEP" campaign to expand HIV prevention

The Pan American Health Organisation has launched the "Better with PrEP" campaign, with the goal of expanding access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Latin America and the Caribbean.

PAHO says the campaign, which places human rights at the centre of the HIV response, seeks to reduce stigma and promote HIV prevention in populations at higher risk of acquiring it.

It said in Latin America, the number of AIDS-related deaths decreased by 28 per cent between 2010 and 2023, while in the Caribbean the reduction has been 57 per cent.

But PAHO says new HIV infections have shown different trends during this period.