Vinay P. Saldanha
@SaldanhaVP
@UNAIDS Director of US Liaison Office in Washington DC. Views & tweets are my own.
Important developments from US Congress #PEPFAR #EndAIDS shorturl.at/4xqcr
NYT piece -"not too late to right the ship...administration should restore PEPFAR with full support for HIV prevention as well as treatment, preserve the current NIH budget, stop delaying NIH grants on ideological grounds .. involve a wide variety of viewpoints in policy-making"
Good points by @MonicaGandhi9, an infectious disease physician and the author of “Endemic: A Post-Pandemic Playbook.” Her opinion piece at the @nytimes offers a constructive perspective. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opi… via @NYTOpinion
Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and @WHO Envoy David Nabarro. David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the…
Historic funding crisis threatens to unravel tangible progress against #HIV, highlighted by #SDGReport 2025. At #HLPF2025, @UNAIDS calls for transformation to long-term programmatic, financial & political sustainability to protect gains & #endAIDS. #SDG3 #SustainableDevelopment
📰 In a powerful new op-ed in @TheLancetHIV, IAS President @BGrinsztejn, IAS Executive Director Birgit Poniatowski, Past IAS Presidents Françoise Barré-Sinoussi & @ProfSharonLewin, & other leading experts call for renewed investment in #HIV cure research. thelancet.com/journals/lanhi…
“I became independent—and I can help others who were abandoned like I was.” In #Tajikistan, women living with HIV are overcoming stigma, poverty and silence—with support, dignity & economic power.❤️ Read their stories: unaids.org/en/resources/p…
Ce fut un réel plaisir de rencontrer des étudiants canadiens du United World College lors de ma récente visite à Dilidjan. C'est formidable de voir les liens se tisser entre les gens.
While global new HIV infections have declined by 40%, progress remains uneven across regions. In Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East & North Africa, new infections are rising. We must act urgently to close the gaps. #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025
620,000 children with HIV went untreated in 2024—leading to 80,000 child deaths (@UNAIDS). Every child deserves care. In 2023, @m2mtweets & partners achieved 0% mother-to-child HIV transmission for enrolled clients. We can’t stop. We won’t stop. #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 #endAIDS
How can we end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030? The Global Task Team on targets for 2030 has published their findings in @TheLancet, marking an important milestone as we develop the next #GlobalAIDSStrategy2031. Read: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Check out my latest article: IAS 2025 officially comes to a close today, but the urgency and clarity it has brought must carry us forward. linkedin.com/pulse/ias-2025… via @LinkedIn cc @UKPC_UG
The @UN Joint SDG Fund is hiring a Senior Advisor – Partnerships & Advocacy (P5) in New York 🇺🇸 🗓 Deadline: 31 July 📍 Location: New York Apply now! estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
#News for #Investors and #Media: We've expanded our voluntary license with the Medicines Patent Pool to include further innovative treatments alongside prevention to enable increased access and reach those most impacted by #HIV. Find out more 👉 viivhealthcare.com
On July 15, 2025, UNAIDS released its global report “AIDS, Crisis, and the Power of Transformation,” highlighting troubling trends in EECA — the only region in the world where both new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths have increased since 2010. 🔗bit.ly/44NW77J
🤖 Innovation matters. Ukraine is pioneering AI tools like TWIIN to support mental health, #HIV prevention, and addiction services. Digital health and innovations are not expenses - they are essential investments in public health. 📲 twiin.aph.org.ua/en/digital-ass…
What a journey! After 8.5 years, today I bid farewell to @UNFPA and the @UN family. I leave with confidence that a brighter future for women and girls is within reach. I'll be rooting from the sidelines as my amazing colleagues carry our march of progress forward. ¡Adelante!
🚨 Just shared at #IAS2025: @WHO’s latest guidelines and recommendations on: ✔️ Use of #Lenacapavir for #PrEP ✔️#Testing for long-act products ✔️ Long-acting for treatment ✔️Service delivery ✔️ Pediatric & infant care ✔️ HIV & #Mpox, among others who.int/news/item/14-0…
“By the end of 2024, 73% of all people living with #HIV had achieved viral suppression. This impressive progress ensures people living with HIV are healthy & reduces onward #HIV transmission. However, the funding crisis is jeopardizing hard-won progress" - Mary Mahy (@UNAIDS)
⚠️ 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024 alone, including thousands of adolescent girls and young women. Today, in a landmark move towards HIV prevention, WHO recommends twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect people at risk of HIV.