UNAIDS and PEPFAR announce dramatic reductions in new HIV infections among children in the 21 countries most affected by HIV in Africa (UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)

(Source: UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) Concerted global efforts have led to a 60% drop in new infections among children, which has averted 1.2 million new HIV infections among children in 21 priority countries since 2009 NEW YORK/GENEVA, 8 June 2016-UNAIDS and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced today that there has been a 60% decline in new HIV infections among children since 2009 in the 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have been most affected by the epidemic. New HIV infections among children in the 21 countries dropped from 270 000 [230 000-330 000] in 2009 to 110 000 [78 000-150 000] in 2015. Equally impressive are...