Vital Signs: Global HIV Communications Toolkit
The Overview
In 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, was announced. When it was launched, PEPFAR became the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history. At the time, HIV was a global crisis, devastating families, communities, and economies worldwide—particularly in sub-Saharan African countries.
As a key implementing agency of PEPFAR, CDC has played a critical role since its inception, bringing more than three decades of scientific and technical expertise to bear in the global fight against HIV.
A new analysis published this week in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals that, since 2004, a year after it was launched, the number of people with HIV receiving lifesaving treatment through PEPFAR increased an astonishing 300 times — from just 66,500 individuals in 2004 to more than 20 million people in 2022.
In commemoration of this progress, we are excited to share with you a suite of easily-downloadable graphics, social media cards and resources to share with your networks and on your platforms. These aim to amplify the stories of our shared progress through PEPFAR, over the past 20 years, as well as highlight the urgency and impact of the global fight against HIV.
Downloadable Graphics
| Twitter New @CDCgov Vital Signs report shows @PEPFAR’s treatment efforts have transformed the #HIV landscape globally in under two decades. Data show a 300x increase in the number of people receiving lifesaving treatment b/t 2004-2022: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20 |
| Facebook The new CDC Vital Signs report shows @PEPFAR’s treatment efforts have transformed the HIV landscape globally in under two decades. Data show a 300x increase in the number of people receiving lifesaving treatment between 2004 to 2022: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/globalhiv/index.html |
| Instagram The new CDC Vital Signs report shows @PEPFAR’s treatment efforts have transformed the HIV landscape globally in less than two decades. Data show a 300x increase in the number of people receiving lifesaving treatment between 2004 to 2022. Click the link in bio to learn more. https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20 |
| Twitter CDC study reveals that the percentage of people on #HIV treatment supported by @PEPFAR’s who had a viral load test and were virally suppressed increased from 80% in 2016 to 95% in 2022. Virally suppressed refers to people who, thanks to treatment, have the virus under control: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20 |
| Facebook CDC study reveals that the percentage of people on HIV treatment supported by @PEPFAR’s who had a viral load test and were virally suppressed increased from 80% in 2016 to 95% in 2022. Virally suppressed refers to people who, thanks to treatment, have the virus under control: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html |
| Instagram CDC study reveals that the percentage of people on #HIV treatment supported by @PEPFAR’s who had a viral load test and were virally suppressed increased from 80% in 2016 to 95% in 2022. Virally suppressed refers to people who, thanks to treatment, have the virus under control. Click link in bio to learn more: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20 |
| Twitter A CDC study shows that @PEPFAR’s HIV efforts are strengthening health systems around the world & helping countries respond to other public health crises, such as COVID-19, making the world a safer place for us all: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20 |
| Facebook A @CDC study shows that @PEPFAR’s HIV efforts are strengthening health systems around the world, helping countries respond to other public health crises, such as COVID-19 making the world a safer place for us all: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html |
| Instagram @CDCgov data show that @PEPFAR’s HIV efforts strengthen health systems globally and help countries respond to other public health crises, such as COVID-19, making the world a safer place for us all. Click the link in bio to learn more https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html |
Social Media Cards
Caption: New CDC report shows PEPFAR’s treatment efforts have transformed the HIV landscape globally in under 20 years. Data show a 300x increase in the number of people receiving lifesaving treatment between 2004 and 2022: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20
Campaign Hashtags:
#PEPFAR20, #FightingHIVTB, #VitalSigns
Caption: CDC data show that PEPFAR’s HIV efforts are strengthening health systems globally, helping countries respond to other public health crises, such as COVID-19, and making the world a safer place for us all: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/global-hiv/index.html #PEPFAR20
Campaign Hashtags:
#PEPFAR20, #FightingHIVTB, #VitalSigns
Key Messages
- Key Message 1:Most comprehensive study of its kind reveals that US-led global efforts to scale up lifesaving HIV treatment have led to transformative progress in under 20 years
- Key Message 2:Despite these tremendous achievements for nearly 20 years, the analysis also revealed significant gaps -- fueled by unequal access to lifesaving HIV services
- Key Message 3:These findings affirm PEPFAR’s efforts have not only dramatically altered the course of the HIV pandemic but have also strengthened the systems that keep the world safe from other global health threats. CDC has played a critical role at every step
- Key Message 4:We’ve made immense progress in the fight against HIV. We must continue to build on this momentum if we are to eliminate HIV as a global public health threat once and for all
Resources
- Media statement: U.S.-Led Global Efforts Dramatically Increased the Number of People on Lifesaving HIV Treatment in Under Two Decades
- MMWR: Vital Signs: Progress Towards Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat through Scale Up of Antiretroviral Therapy and Health System Strengthening Supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 2004–2022
- Vital Signs: Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat
- To learn more about CDC’s global HIV and TB efforts: