GOAL 6:
COMBAT HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Target 1:
Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the
spread of HIV/AIDS
- Despite small victories, AIDS continues to take a terrible toll, especially in sub-Saharan Africa
- In almost every region, women represent a growing share of people living with HIV
- Prevention programmes are yielding results
- Antiretroviral drugs are adding years to peoples’
lives, but the need for treatment still outpaces the
available supply
- Planning for children orphaned by AIDS is increasing, but tangible support is slow in coming
Target 2:
Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for
HIV/AIDS for all those who need it
- Antiretroviral drugs are adding years to peoples’ lives, but the need for treatment still outpaces the available supply
- Planning for children orphaned by AIDS is increasing, but tangible support is slow in coming
Target 3:
Have halted by 2015 and begun to
reverse the incidence of malaria and
other major diseases
- Despite tremendous progress, use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets falls short of global targets
- New malaria treatment strategies are effective, but underutilized
- Progress towards tuberculosis targets is mixed
- Halving the tuberculosis prevalence rate by 2015 is unlikely