Strengthening HIV Primary Prevention: Five Thematic Discussion Papers to Inform Country Consultations and the Development of a Global HIV Prevention Roadmap

In 2016, United Nations (UN) Member States committed to reducing the number of new adult HIV infections to fewer than 500 000 by 2020, a 75% reduction compared to 2010. Reducing the number of new HIV infections is also an indicator (3.3.1) in the Sustainable Development Goals, among which is the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Global programmatic targets have been formulated also for primary prevention, underpinning the 75% reduction in new infections. That reduction is to be achieved by reaching 90% of young women and their male partners in high-incidence settings and 90% of key populations everywhere with combination prevention programmes by 2020, while continuing to scale-up HIV treatment.

The five thematic discussion papers in this collection were prepared by members of the Global Prevention Coalition Steering Group and other experts from various institutions and countries. Contributors are listed in alphabetical order. The five papers are meant to inform country consultations and the development of a Global HIV Prevention Roadmap.