Pasha 46: The 90:90:90 goals and the fight against HIV and AIDS

Pasha - from The Conversation Africa

English - November 27, 2019 14:31 - 4 minutes - 4.35 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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To end the HIV and AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations established an ambitious set of goals known as 90-90-90. The idea is that by 2020, 90% of people who are HIV infected will be diagnosed, 90% of people who are diagnosed will be on antiretroviral treatment and 90% of those who receive antiretrovirals will be virally suppressed.

In today’s episode of Pasha, Peter Piot, Director and Handa Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, discusses what these goals entail and how far the world is from attaining them.

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