Mexico City AIDS Day Concert Calls for Universal Access to Treatment

On December 1, 2025, Mexico City became the center of public mobilization and collective memory with the Concert for World AIDS Day, organized by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF México) at the Monument to the Revolution. Music, activism, and epidemiological data converged to emphasize that the global response to HIV remains far from the 2030 goal. From 3:00 PM, thousands gathered to hear messages of prevention, scientific information, and a spotlight on inequalities. In this context, new infections have decreased by 40% globally since 2010, but have increased by 9% in Latin America, a region marked by persistent access gaps. At a key moment, Dr. Erika Montenegro, Medical Director for AHF in Mexico, stated that social determinants continue to shape the epidemic's trajectory, despite significant therapeutic advances. The event featured a broad lineup including Fey, Rocío Banquells, Manoella Torres with her show 'Despechadas', Christian Chávez, the cast of 'La Más Draga 7', Zemmoa, Taiga Brava, León Leiden, Lalo Capetillo, Viviann Baeza, and other committed artists. The program began with DJ DAVEH00D and continued with informational segments on sexual health, as well as presentations on AHF's community work in Mexico and the region. The hosts—Taiga Brava, Jorge Aranda, Mariana Lodoza, Enrique Montaño, Axeel Díaz (Leexa Fox), Alexis 3XL, Johnny Carmona, Yeya de la Paz, Jorge Losa, and Andrés Zuno—stressed the importance of promoting testing and breaking down sociocultural barriers that perpetuate silence. Allied projects like Punto Sero, FLUX México, and Impulse Group CDMX presented population strategies for LGBTIQ+ communities and other key groups. The national picture showed a sustained trend: Mexico registered 16,323 HIV diagnoses between January and November 2025, adding to the 18,895 in 2024 and 18,069 in 2023, accumulating 187,596 cases since 2014. Quintana Roo, Baja California Sur, Yucatán, Colima, and Tabasco continue to be the states with the highest incidence. Patricia Campos, Head of the AHF Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, underscored that stigma remains a structural barrier that hinders timely diagnoses and discourages the active pursuit of treatment. More than a concert, the day served as an urgent reminder: the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat remains distant without universal access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and without reducing stigma. The concert closed with a performance by Fey, who celebrated 30 years of her career at the Monument to the Revolution, illuminated in red—the international symbol of the fight against HIV.