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Progress towards the 95-95-95 targets to end HIV by 2030 in Lebanon, 2023
Mohammed Gouda ElMedrek1, Joumana Hermez1, Yvan Hutin1
1World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Cairo, Egypt.
Plos One
|June 13, 2025
Summary
Lebanon
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research
Background:
- Lebanon's National AIDS Programme (NAP) has significantly progressed towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.
- The program, hosted by WHO since 1989, is undergoing a review for transition to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the NAP's performance and evolution.
- To guide the program's transition to the Ministry of Health.
Main Methods:
- Review of program documents and epidemiological data.
- Stakeholder interviews and analysis of national, WHO, and UNAIDS estimates.
- Evaluation of the program's input, process, output, outcome, and impact.
Main Results:
- Domestic funding for NAP fluctuated, with increased reliance on international aid post-2019 financial crisis.
- In 2022, 86% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) were diagnosed, 93% on treatment, and 95% virally suppressed.
- New HIV infections increased 41% since 2010, while AIDS-related deaths decreased 25%.
Conclusions:
- Lebanon is nearing the 2025 UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.
- Future focus includes sustainable domestic funding, expanded prevention for key populations, addressing evolving needs (transgenders, migrants, refugees), and maintaining core functions.
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