Theme: End AIDS by 2030
On World AIDS Day, new WHO recommendations were launched to help achieve these targets. These include the use of innovative HIV testing methods; customizing treatment approaches to meet the full diversity of people’s needs; and offering a wider spectrum of prevention options.
Some low- and middle-income countries were already fast-tracking national AIDS responses. Countries do best when they make substantial domestic investments, base their HIV health-sector programmes on good data and simplify prevention and treatment programmes. Twelve countries have ensured that 60% or more of all people living with HIV are aware of their HIV infection and receive antiretroviral treatment.
Pioneering countries like these show that the new targets set for ending AIDS are feasible – even in resource-limited settings.