Ambitious Plan To Stem HIV/AIDS Epidemic Meets None Of Its Goals
By
Adela Wu |
NPR
Tommy Trenchard for NPR
In 2015, global groups set ambitious goals to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They aimed to bring down the number of new cases, particularly among children, teens and young women, by 2020 – and to bring up the number of people on HIV treatment.
On July 21, the final report came out. No targets were met.
This 5-year campaign is called "Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free" and was run by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief