Key pointsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) says funding shortfalls are threatening decades of progress in combating HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). WHO says disruptions in donor funding affected HIV prevention programmes in several countries during 2025. Since 2010, new HIV infections have declined by 42 per cent, while AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 57 per cent. The IssuesDeclining international funding, humanitarian crises and persistent inequalities are threatening global efforts to eliminate HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections as public health threats. Bottom LineWhile the world has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and viral hepatitis cases, WHO warns that declining funding threatens to reverse these gains.