Addis Ababa, March 18, 2021 (Walta) – President Sahle-Work Zewde met with Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
The two discussed the many initiatives being undertaken by the organization as well as plans to reduce the spread of the virus, according to the Office of the President.
According to a UNAIDS report, 1.7 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2019, 38 Million people were living with the virus and 690 million people died of AIDS-related illnesses.