UNAIDS 2016 Snapshot: #HLM2016AIDS - HIV Prevention

More than 2 million new HIV infections occurred in 2014—two thirds occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. The speed at which new HIV infections are declining needs to accelerate in order to meet the UNAIDS Fast-Track Targets by 2020.

The UNAIDS Fast-Track prevention target is to reduce the number of new HIV infections to fewer than 500 000 annually by 2020, a reduction of 75% over the next few years.

By scaling up both treatment and HIV prevention, and front-loading investments, around 17.6 million new HIV infections can be averted between 2015 and 2030.

By investing in averting new HIV infections, the future costs of treatment will be reduced and HIV prevention and treatment programmes can be sustained.