The Joint Programme continued to advance the integration of HIV services into social protection, primary health care and more broadly, in Universal Health Coverage in 2025, including in humanitarian contexts, and through stakeholder convening, normative guidance, capacity building and targeted technical and financial support.
New normative guidance and tools were developed and disseminated to support countries in their HIV and primary health care integration agenda. WHO published a policy brief on integrating HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs with primary health care, drawing on lessons from low- and middle-income countries. WHO also supported the GNP+ report on minimum requirements for integrating HIV services into primary health care and community systems, which was launched at World AIDS Day 2025. Social protection systems were strengthened to increase inclusion of people living with HIV and key populations. In Cambodia, over 50 000 people living with HIV were registered in social protection systems through UNDP and the Secretariat’s support. In India, UNDP provided support that facilitated transgender people to secure digital identity cards, enabling access to healthcare, social protection, banking and employment. In the Dominican Republic, more than 4600 people living with HIV were enrolled in the national social registry, expanding access to essential subsidies and health services. Cross-country initiatives led by ILO in Cameroon, India and Nigeria also integrated HIV testing with social protection enrolment.
Integrated service delivery was expanded across regions and sectors. With support from the World Bank, Angola saw the percentage of women living with HIV in targeted areas delivering at health facilities and receiving ART rise to 66%, while the Southern Africa TB and Health Systems Support Project improved HIV-Tuberculosis integration in collaboration with local and international partners including WHO. In the United Republic of Tanzania, integrated HIV, NCD and occupational health surveillance reached over 4800 workers across 130 companies. In Myanmar, UNODC integrated HIV and hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment into programmes for internally displaced persons, facilitating referrals for 200 individuals to HIV, hepatitis and drug dependence services despite humanitarian constraints. In Kazakhstan, national data systems now incorporate cervical and breast cancer screening indicators disaggregated for women living with HIV thanks to the Secretariat’s support.
The Joint Programme also strengthened national systems to enhance food security, nutrition outcomes and expand, adapt or augment social protection. Through school meals, livelihood support and nutrition assistance, WFP provided critical safety nets at scale while building long-term resilience. Similarly, the Secretariat helped redesign nutrition programming for malnourished people living with HIV in Cameroon, which resulted in improved adherence and healthy feeding practices and better health outcomes through nutrition assessment, counselling and support.
