Mexico's Advances and Challenges in the Fight Against HIV

Mexico in 2024: Advances and Challenges on the Path to 2030. A festival against stigma: World AIDS Day at the Monument to the Revolution. Science, debate, and diversity at the XXVI International AMMVIH Symposium. Uniting the Medical Community against HIV: the role of AMMVIH. LAHVIC 2025 Congress, the Fight Against HIV in Latin America. Experiences and knowledge on HIV in Latin America: Juan Luis Mosqueda at LAHVIC Latam 2025. Mexico City, host of the XXVII International HIV/AIDS Symposium AMIMC. Specialized Clinic Condesa: 25 years of leadership in comprehensive HIV care in Mexico. Specialized Clinic Condesa Iztapalapa celebrates its Tenth Anniversary. The Condesa strategy in the face of rising HIV cases: Dr. Alicia Piñeirúa: Territorial evidence to transform the HIV response. Updated guidelines and PrEP expansion: Rodrigo Moheno's vision. Repeal to save lives: the call in the face of the HIV resurgence. Mexico signs an inter-institutional agreement to redefine the HIV response towards 2026. The Senate Illuminates in Red: A Call to Action Against HIV/AIDS. World AIDS Day. Juan Luis Mosqueda: Communities, the axis of national policy against HIV. Aaron Rojas: Inspira Cambio A.C. promotes community access to advances in HIV prevention. This is complemented by coverage of scientific and community meetings, international symposiums, regional congresses, and anniversaries of key institutions in the country. The agenda presented in this Special Edition "Face to Face in the Fight Against HIV" reaffirms that it is not enough to have effective therapies and advanced scientific knowledge. This new context forces us to review and strengthen response strategies from a perspective that articulates epidemiological evidence, scientific innovation, and social justice. In this context, the Special Edition "Face to Face in the Fight Against HIV" by the Interactive Magazine LaSalud.mx is presented, a publication that positions itself as a space for analysis, rigorous information, and empathy, aimed at understanding the current complexity of the epidemic. Through articles based on the experience and rigor of specialists in the field, the publication exposes the current advances and goals in the approach to these pathologies, along with human testimonies and critical analyses that foster deep reflection. Below is the list of the main articles that make up the magazine: Overcoming disruptions to reach 2030: the central message of World AIDS Day. Towards 2030: the region mobilizes for "Zero AIDS Deaths". Closing Gaps: The 'Face to Face' Strategy in the Fight Against HIV. Dr. Alicia Piñeirúa: Territorial evidence to transform the HIV response. Dr. Jaime Sepúlveda Amor: The early architecture of the Mexican response to HIV/AIDS. New Horizons in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in CDMX. Commitments and Tools in HIV Care for a Future Without Stigma. HIV Response Network: Data and Coordination towards 2030. The Strength of the Medical Community: Friendship, Support, and Resilience in HIV Care. HIV in Mexico: when the problem is no longer the treatment, but reaching people on time and as needed. Women and HIV in Mexico: Survival stories and challenges for the future. Inspira Cambio A.C. drives an intersectoral dialogue against HIV. Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez Nolasco: PrEP and PEP consolidate the preventive strategy of the State of Mexico. PrEP at a click, an APP is presented to facilitate access to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. The internal enemy. Trump's "YMCA" moment at the World Cup. Mexico City Gay Choir: culture, visibility, and resistance. The magazine delves into the scientific and social advances that have redefined the HIV response, while also highlighting persistent challenges in prevention, early diagnosis, and equitable access to treatment. Dr. Jorge Saavedra, Executive Director of the Global Public Health Institute of AHF; Dr. Teresita Cabrera; Engineer Nadine Gasman Zylbermann, Head of Health of CDMX; Dr. Hamid Vega: Chemsex, a growing phenomenon in key populations. Health Response with a focus on Rights. The publication also documents inter-institutional agreements, legislative actions, and symbolic manifestations that reflect the positioning of HIV on the public agenda, along with assessments of the advances and challenges in Mexico on the road to 2030. However, the 2025 scenario is marked by financial, political, and social disruptions that threaten to erode achievements made over decades, widening gaps in prevention, timely diagnosis, and comprehensive care. Published by Grupo Mundo de Hoy, this edition not only provides updated information on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, but also advocates for a comprehensive approach to sexual health, understood as an essential component of individual and collective well-being. You can consult the complete edition at the following link: https://issuu.com/grupo-mundodehoy/docs/vih_2025. The content of this edition brings together the contributions of high-level specialists in health and research, whose trajectories and experience support the analysis presented, among them are: Dr. Alicia Piñeirúa, researcher at CISIDAT; Dr. Jaime López Vela, Federal Deputy of the LXVI Legislature; H. Rodrigo Moheno, General Director and Associate Founder of the Fundación México Vivo; Dr. Hamid Vega Ramírez, academic secretary of AMMVIH; Dr. Jorge Saavedra, Executive Director of the Global Public Health Institute of AHF; Dr. Jaime Sepúlveda Amor, emeritus researcher at INSP; Dr. Eduardo Rodríguez Nolasco, Director of the HIV/AIDS Program of CDMX; Dr. Hamid Vega: Chemsex, a growing phenomenon in key populations; MSP José Noé Rizo Amézquita; Aaron Rojas, Executive Director at Inspira Cambio A.C.; Dr. Teresita Cabrera; Engineer Nadine Gasman Zylbermann, Head of Health of CDMX; Juan Luis Mosqueda, General Director of CENSIDA; Dr. Hamid Vega Ramírez, academic secretary of AMMVIH; Georgina Selene Morales González, President of AMMVIH; Dr. Humberto Gudiño, former President of AMMVIH; MSP José Noé Rizo Amézquita; Aaron Rojas, Executive Director at Inspira Cambio A.C., among others.