Burkina Faso plans more than CFA 138bn to combat AIDS by 2030
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
Illustrative image · Tima Miroshnichenko · Pexels · Licence PexelsBurkina Faso’s National Council for the Fight against AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections plans more than 138 billion CFA francs to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Its 23rd session, held on 28 October 2026 in Ouagadougou, also assessed the 2025 national plan and examined the 2026–2030 HIV strategy, according to Sidwaya.
Burkina Faso plans to mobilise more than 138 billion CFA francs to implement its national strategy to combat HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections for 2026–2030, Sidwaya reports.
The 23rd ordinary session of the National Council for the Fight against AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (CNLS-IST) approved the review of the 2025 Multisectoral National Plan and considered the new roadmap on Wednesday 28 October 2026 in Ouagadougou. The CNLS-IST aims to eliminate AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, according to Sidwaya.
Captain Martha Céleste Anderson Dekomwin Médah, representing the President of Faso at the session, called for universal access to viral load testing to become a national priority. He stressed the need to secure supplies, transport samples and systematically prescribe the test for people receiving treatment.
HIV prevalence remains at 0.5%, while testing and treatment coverage are high. The official also called for the immediate implementation of the emergency plan to combat paediatric HIV, to ensure every child living with the virus is diagnosed and treated, Sidwaya reports.
