The world has come a long way since 2000, achieving the global
target of halting and reversing the spread of HIV.
New infections have fallen by 35% since 2000 and AIDS-related
deaths by 24%. Some 16 million people are now receiving antiretroviral
treatment – more than 11 million of them in Africa. Ten million men in East-
and Southern Africa have volunteered for medical male circumcision – a
procedure that reduces a man’s risk of contracting HIV by 60%.
But now it’s time to act even more boldly, to take innovative
steps so the world can meet the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending
the epidemic by 2030. This September, world leaders agreed ambitious interim
targets to fast track efforts to end AIDS.
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