Nigeria, Nov. 30 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to increase domestic investment and strengthen health systems as countries mark the 2025 World AIDS Day.

The global health agency said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that threatens to slow progress.

In a message commemorating the Day, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, said this year's theme, "Overcoming Disruption: Transforming the AIDS Response," reflects the region's growing vulnerability.

Mr Janabi noted that global pullbacks in HIV financing are putting pressure on programmes that rely heavily on external support, making it more urgent than eve...