SRHR Response to HIV Global epidemic, what’s next? (Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mary AlMadani, a 3rd-year medical student at Mutah University, Jordan. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s one. HIV, or by other meaning the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious public health epidemics. There were approximately 38 million people across the globe with HIV/AIDS in 2019. Of these, 36.2 million were adults and 1.8 million were children but nowadays there is a commitment to stopping new HIV infections and ensuring that everyone has access to HIV treatment.