what have we learned?

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WORLD AIDS DAY, 25 YEARS LATER:

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? We've made significant global progress, but a one-size-fits-all approach to tackling AIDS on the African continent does not make sense.

THEN: HIV/AIDS CASES DRAMATICALLY UNDERREPORTED

MYSTERIOUS, GLOBAL KILLER

1988

MISUNDERSTOOD AND HIGHLY STIGMATIZED TREATMENT HARD TO ACCESS AND VERY EXPENSIVE

NOW:

THE BEGINNING OF

THE END OF AIDS IS ACHIEVABLE, BUT PROGRESS

VARIES ACROSS AFRICA 16

Reached the Tipping Point

5

Close to the Tipping Point

14

Acceleration Needed

2

Progress Reversed

“The Tipping Point”

Defined as the moment when the total number of people newly infected is equal to or less than the number of people newly added to treatment. WWW.ONE.ORG/AIDSREPORT

JUST HOW DIFFERENT IS PROGRESS? LET'S COMPARE TWO COUNTRIES

Cameroon (21.7m)

NUMBER OF PEOPLE

LIVING WITH HIV

Ghana (25.3m)

PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION COVERAGE RATE

8.5% 12% PERCENT OF

= 100,000 people

64%

NATIONAL BUDGET SPENT ON HEALTH

NUMBER OF AIDS DEATHS 95%

34,561

VS

11,625

Achieving the beginning of the end of AIDS is not a foregone conclusion. We must accelerate progress, working country by country to ensure that treatment and prevention services reach all populations in need.