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A new report released by the joint UN programme on HIV and Aids (UNAIDS) shows that there is a clear path that could end the virus by 2030.

The Path that Ends AIDS, contains data and case studies, which highlight that ending the disease is a political and financial choice, and that the countries and leaders who are already following the path are achieving extraordinary results.

Botswana, Eswatini, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have already achieved 95% of the target. This means that 95% of people living with HIV virus know their status, they are receiving treatment and have suppressed viral loads.

Dr Jerome Kamwela is director for monitoring and evaluation at the Tanzania Commission for Aids (TACAIDS) in Kilimanjaro. He told Newsday: 鈥淲e get a third of the new infections from the youth aged 15 to 24鈥� yes we are getting there but not yet because we still have new infections.鈥�

(Picture: Shows a HIV-positive activist with the antiretroviral medications she is taking. Credit: Gideon Mendel / Corbis via Getty Images.)

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