The End Aids by 2030 Campaign is not going as well as expected. The campaign’s main goal was to treat all of the people who are infected with AIDS. However, the funding to support this goal has decreased greatly. Michael Sidibe is the director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. He stated that there is no way that they will meet their goal.
Many communities have focused their attention on testing people and making sure that they get the proper treatment. This has been a success. Chris Beyrer is an epidemiologist who works at John Hopkins University. He stated that it is amazing what you can do when you have the right resources.
The End Aids by 2030 started in 2015. They have started this campaign based on a mathematical model. They stated that in order to meet the goal, at least 90 percent of people must know that they have HIV. They also have to receive treatment and stay on their medication for the rest of their lives.
Only 21.7 million in the world are being treated for HIV. This is way below the organization’s goal. There are 1.8 million people being diagnosed with this condition each year. They want to reduce that number to 500,000 by 2020, but that is likely not going to happen.
Some HIV/AIDS researchers believe that the campaign itself may have contributed to this problem. They believe that too much emphasis is being placed on treatment and not prevention. They also believe that the 90-90-90 goal will not lead to a drop infections.
However, there has been evidence to suggest that this goal can work. The 90-90-90 goal was introduced in Nambia. Twelve percent of the country had HIV prior to the campaign. That number has now decreased by 40 percent.
