GOAL 6:
COMBAT HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES
Target 6.A:
Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
New HIV infections continue to decline in most regions.
The number of new HIV infections per 100 adults (aged 15 to 49) declined by 44 per cent between 2001 and 2012.
An estimated 2.3 million cases of people of all ages are newly infected and 1.6 million people died from AID-related causes.
Comprehensive knowledge of HIV transmission remains low among young people, along with condom use.
About 210,000 children died of AIDS-related causes in 2012, compared to 320,000 in 2005.