Sweden is the 1st country to meet the goals set by UNAIDS & WHO. This article details their progress. The goals were part of the Treatment As Prevention approach of ending the battle against HIV. I've never been the biggest proponent of this approach. It typically places the merits of treatment over all over tactics such as community outreach, education & non pharmaceutical prevention methods.
Most of the world won't meet the goals. Which was to vastly limit or eliminate further transmission of the virus by 2030. Thus in time ending the threat. However, again the Sweden is the only country to meet & surpass the goals. The goals were 95-95-95.
This means that 95 percent of all people living with HIV in the country have been diagnosed, 95 percent of these are receiving treatment, and 95 percent of those treated have undetectable levels of the virus in their blood. The targets are to be reached by 2025.
Sweden's figures are even better: 96 percent have been diagnosed, 99 percent are on treatment and 98 percent have undetectable virus levels.
According to this piece & others, the US won't meet this goal. Much of the blame falls on the US government. COVID hampered things. But various members of the government have failed to insure adequate resources to meet these goals. Add to that social issues, questionable access, lack of awareness/education & a faulty healthcare system, not meeting these goals was a given.
Sweden has proven it's possible to have an impact on this course. I have doubts for the rest of the world, especially the US. Until the power in the conservative, traditionalist & orthodox sector of this country is gone, there's no hope for success in this venture.
Cya...
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