June 15, 2026
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the global 95-95-95 HIV targets, a milestone the UN has hailed as a “historic achievement.”
The 95-95-95 targets signify that 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those who know their status are receiving antiretroviral treatment, and 95% of those on treatment have achieved viral suppression (where the virus is at an undetectable level).
Achieving these targets marks a significant step forward in Cambodia’s progress toward ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Previously, Cambodia was one of only seven countries globally to achieve the 90-90-90 targets in 2017, reaching that goal three years ahead of schedule.
Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS regional director for Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, noted that anything is possible when “implementation puts people first”.
“Cambodia’s success is built on strong political commitment, national leadership, long-term partnership and the trust built through years of work with communities and the UN system,” he added.
Cambodia’s HIV response is multisectoral and integrated into the health system, with a focus on innovative, practical, trusted and accessible services. These include expanded access to HIV testing and treatment, multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral medicines, the integration of HIV services with the wider health system, and the increased availability of new prevention options such as long-acting PrEP and HIV self-testing.
In addition to counselling, testing, treatment support and prevention services, Cambodia also provides people living with HIV and key populations with social protection benefits and government-subsidised healthcare.
“Although Cambodia is on a path to the elimination of new HIV infections, the HIV response is not yet over, and new infections continue. Estimates suggest there will be 958 new infections in 2025, 84% of which are among key populations and their partners,” said a joint statement from UNAIDS, the National AIDS Authority and the Ministry of Health.
Cambodia has set a core national target to prevent new infections, aiming for fewer than 250 cases per year by 2030.
Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, chair of the National AIDS Authority, said that this achievement is a source of national pride but also brings responsibility.
“Our task now is to ensure that progress is protected and sustained by increasing national ownership through the investment of more domestic resources for the national HIV response,” he added.
Minister of Health Chheang Ra congratulated the country on this historic achievement.
“We must all strengthen and expand innovative HIV services that respond to the needs of the community to ensure that services remain within reach, and that every person can seek HIV prevention, testing and treatment with dignity and without discrimination, while integrating these services into a resilient health system,” he noted.
“However, challenges remain for those living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination and other barriers that still prevent some people from accessing the services they need. Additionally, low awareness about HIV and prevention methods remains a concern, increasing vulnerability to HIV and STIs, particularly among youth,” warned the joint statement.
On June 12, the UN’s Murphy met with Prime Minister Hun Manet to celebrate this achievement. He encouraged Cambodia to share its successful experiences with other countries globally. He reiterated that UNAIDS remains committed to providing support and collaborating with Cambodia in the health sector, especially in the fight against AIDS.
Manet highlighted the government’s commitment — across both previous and current mandates — to a people-centred approach. He requested that UNAIDS continue to collaborate with Cambodia to achieve further successes in the future.