Africa leads decline but cases must fall faster to meet target of ending designation of Aids as public health threat by 2030

The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease.- Uneven progress - During the 2010s, the number of HIV infections across the world declined by a fifth,

The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. But HIV is far from being stamped out, health experts warn ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday.

The global decline in HIV incidence is largely driven by sub-Saharan Africa, where the likelihood of getting the virus over a lifetime has fallen by 60% since its peak in 1995