UNAIDS Report Shows Slowing Pace Of Progress In Reducing New HIV Infections Among Children, Expanding Access To Treatment In Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Women

UNAIDS: UNAIDS calls on countries to accelerate efforts and close service gaps to end the AIDS epidemic among children and adolescents
“A new report released [Monday] at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City, Mexico, shows that the world is lagging behind in its commitment to end the AIDS epidemic among children and adolescents. The report, Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free, shows that the pace of progress in reducing new HIV infections among children and expanding access to treatment for children, adolescents, and pregnant women living with HIV has slowed significantly and that global targets set for 2018 have been missed, despite important gains being made in some countries…” (7/22).

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