Mexico Launches Platform to Strengthen HIV Response

Public health leaders, international cooperation, and civil society presented the digital platform of the HIV Response Network in Mexico, a tool designed to strengthen advocacy, policy development, and project implementation to consolidate a comprehensive HIV response and advance towards the 2030 goals. Currently, 380,000 people live with HIV in Mexico, with 19,000 new cases identified in 2024, making it essential to strengthen coordinated and multisectoral participation to achieve substantial progress towards the 2030 targets. The platform is the result of an alliance between Fundación México Vivo, Colmena Consultoras, CENSIDA, UNFPA Mexico, ONUSIDA Regional, IMSS, and FEMESS, with the support of Gilead Sciences, with the aim of creating a space for meeting, collaboration, and advocacy to accelerate the fulfillment of national and international commitments on HIV. The platform was officially launched on June 4, 2025, at an event led by Health Secretary David Kershenobich Stalnikowitz; PAHO Representative for Mexico, José Moya; Senator and Chairman of the Health Commission, José Cruz; and UNAIDS Regional Representative, Luisa Cabal, among other public health authorities. During the webinar, it was explained how the five strategic axes guiding the platform's work are implemented: awareness, prevention, diagnosis, care, and monitoring and evaluation. Specific resources for professionals and state HIV services and programs, health workers, civil society organizations, and the general public were also presented, along with practical tools for public policy planning, implementation of best practices, and tracking progress in reducing gaps in prevention, diagnosis, and care. In this context, the digital platform of the HIV Response Network in Mexico positions itself as a strategic, free, and public access tool to articulate efforts and reduce persistent gaps in the HIV response. You can get to know and navigate the platform at: www.respuestavih.mx