Kosovo is ranked among the countries with low rates of HIV / AIDS, while the health education, the development of diagnostic capacities and the use of antiretroviral therapy have increased the possibilities to deal with this disease.  This was said on Tuesday in Prishtina, in a round-table dedicated to 1 December – World AIDS Day, organized by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the National Institute of Public Health and the WHO Office in Pristina. Izet Sadiku, Deputy Minister of Health, said that this day marks a special moment to express commitment to a specific approach to HIV / AIDS, something that has not been lacking in Kosovo and the results are good.  Sadiku stressed that as a result of good cooperation between health professionals in Kosovo, cooperation with international partners and civil society, Kosovo is implementing the third strategy in a row against this disease, and the results are evident and they show that Kosovo has the lowest number of cases with HIV / AIDS.

Meanwhile, Skender Syla, head of the WHO Office in Kosovo, said that the world is committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by the year 2030 in order to accelerate the pace of progress achieved globally over fifteen years recently.

Luljeta Gashi from the Department of Epidemiology presented the epidemiological situation of HIV / AIDS in Kosovo, and said that since 1986, when it was registered the first case of AIDS in Kosovo, Kosovo has recorded 100 cases, 54 cases of AIDS and 46 with HIV infection to date in Kosovo recorded 100 cases, 54 cases AIDS and 46 with HIV infection. In terms of gender, 69% are male and 31% female. During 2015, there were 2 new cases, which is a very small number compared to the countries in the region.