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Global Task Team on 2030 HIV Targets Writing Group

Abstract:

A decade ago, the global community established the goal to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 through reducing new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths by 90% from 2010 levels.¹ Progress has been substantial, particularly in the most affected eastern and southern Africa region, where new infections and AIDS-related deaths have each declined by almost 60% between 2010 and 2024.¹ Globally, more than 77% of people living with HIV received antiretroviral therapy in 2024. In a subset of countries that achieved targeted 90% treatment coverage by 2024, new HIV infections have declined by 72%, putting 90% reductions by 2030 within reach.¹ Progress has, however, been uneven. New HIV infections have plateaued or increased in Asia, eastern Europe and central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa regions.¹ Additionally, there are persistent gaps in HIV services for children, adolescent girls and young women, and men in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).^2–5 Key populations at increased risk of HIV—including men who have sex with men, transgender people, people who inject drugs, and sex workers and their clients—continue to be disproportionately affected, with lower treatment coverage and higher HIV incidence.