WHO leads the global efforts to expand health coverage and achieve better health for all. Though the "Triple Billion” targets, WHO aims to ensure that one billion more people have Universal Health Coverage (UHC), are protected from health emergencies, and achieve improved health and well-being.
WHO leads the health sector response to HIV within the Joint Programme by setting global norms and standards, generating strategic information, and supporting countries to adopt and implement evidence-based policies and generate data across prevention, testing, treatment, service integration and quality of care. This mandate is anchored in the Global Health Sector Strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs 2022–2030.
WHO’s contributions to the global HIV response align in six areas clearly outlined in the Global health sector strategies 2022–2030: strategic leadership and partnerships; public health advocacy and communication; norms and standards; innovation; technical support; global monitoring and reporting.
WHO leads on HIV testing, treatment and care, resistance to HIV medicines and HIV/TB coinfection and jointly coordinates work with UNICEF on eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT) and paediatric AIDS; with UNFPA on sexual and reproductive health with the World Bank and UNICEF on driving progress towards achieving UHC, including through primary health care; and in partnership with UNODC on harm reduction and programmes to reach people who use drugs and people in prison.
