Madar (Ouagadougou) - Burkina Faso kept HIV prevalence at 0.5% of the general population in 2025, according to figures presented at the 23rd ordinary session of the National Council for the Fight against AIDS and STIs (CNLS-IST) on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, Lefaso.net reported.
The session was chaired by the minister and director of cabinet of the President of Faso, Capt. Martha Anderson Meda, on behalf of the head of state, who chairs the council. According to the figures presented, 87,534 people are on antiretroviral treatment, 93% of people living with HIV know their status and 95.4% of pregnant women seen in antenatal care were tested.
In 2025, the number of people living with HIV was estimated at 91,000, including 5,800 children, with 1,600 new infections and 1,800 deaths. Only 29% of children living with HIV have been identified and are on treatment. Kadiogo remains the most affected region, at 1.30%.
Officials listed five challenges, including viral load suppression, achieved by only 61% of people living with HIV, care for children, treatment resistance and funding: only 59.41% of the national plan's 2025 needs were covered, compared with 71.43% in 2024.
The council unanimously approved the 2026-2030 National Strategic Plan, which aims in particular to cut new infections and HIV-related deaths by 95%. It will cost 138.12 billion CFA francs, at least 50% of which the state has pledged to provide.
