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UNAIDS welcomes bold new HIV prevention and treatment targets from PEPFAR

UNAIDS welcomes bold new HIV prevention and treatment targets from PEPFAR

UNAIDS, New York, Geneva, 26 September 2015 - "UNAIDS welcomes the ambitious new targets set by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) just one day after the Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by United Nations Member States at the UN headquarters in New York which include ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

PEPFAR has set specific targets for preventing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24. The targets also include ensuring access to lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for 12.9 million children, pregnant women and adults by the end of 2017."

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