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\f0\fs24 \cf0 Fast-Track drive to end AIDS epidemic by 2030\
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UNAIDS has set a target to end the AIDS epidemic as a global health threat by 2030. The upward trajectory of the epidemic has been broken and ambitious targets aim to cut new HIV infections by 28 million and AIDS-related deaths by 21 million over the next 15 years\
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND AIDS-RELATED DEATHS (low to middle income countries, by region)\
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New HIV infections under fast-track strategy\
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AIDS-related deaths under fast-track strategy\
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If current strategy continues\
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Dec 1, 2014 World AIDS Day \
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Fast-Track reduction targets \
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia \
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40,000\
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40,000\
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Caribbean \
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200,000\
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200,000\
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West and Central Africa\
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600,000\
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600,000\
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Middle East and North Africa\
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30,000\
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30,000\
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Asia and Pacific\
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500,000\
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500,000\
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Latin America\
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120,000\
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120,000\
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Eastern and Southern Africa \
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2,000,000\
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2,000,000\
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Sources: Fast-Track \'96 Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 (UNAIDS), World AIDS Day\
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