World can end AIDS by 2030, says UN agency

The world can end AIDS — or at least achieve considerable reduction in new infections — by 2030, the United Nations agency UNAIDS said on Thursday as it released its annual AIDS update

The world can end AIDS — or at least achieve considerable reduction in new infections — by 2030, the United Nations agency UNAIDS said on Thursday as it released its annual AIDS update, which found that new HIV infections had been cut by 59% since its peak in 1995 and the epidemic can be reined in by investing substantially in prevention and treatment.

“The data show that there is a path that ends aids by 2030; it is the same path that will help societies for future pandemics. In fact, some countries are already making progress along that path,” said Winnie Byanyima, executive director, UNAIDS, during the release of the data.