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    New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic

    Knowing where rates of prevalence are highest — and lowest — can lead to new strategies for treatment and prevention. The map focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of the epidemic.
    by Tim McDonnell May 15, 2019 5 minutes
    Source: Nature

    The United Nations has set a goal of ending the global HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.

    The tide is slowly turning in southeastern Africa — including countries like South Africa, Mozambique, Lethoso, and Botswana — which remains the epicenter of the epidemic, home to more than half of the 36.9 million people living with the disease. The rate of deaths and infections there are declining overall. But a July report from the United Nations AIDS agency found a $5.4 billion shortfall in global funding needed to achieve final victory.

    A first-of-its-kind new map may help increase the precision of the HIV/AIDS response, as some data-savvy researchers narrow their focus on the continent's worst-affected areas — to the size of a small town.

    A published Wednesday presents what these (IHME). Their work appears in the peer-reviewed journal

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