Stopping new HIV infections among children
As a result of scaled-up HIV prevention services there was a 70% decline in the number of new HIV infections among children between 2000 and 2015. Despite this significant progress, the number of children becoming newly infected with HIV remains unacceptably high. About 150 000 [110 000–190 000] children became infected with HIV in 2015, down from 490 000 [430 000–560 000] in 2000.
The risk of a mother living with HIV passing the virus to her child can be reduced to 5% or less if she has access to effective antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding. In 2015, 77% [69–86%] of pregnant women living with HIV had access to medicines to prevent transmission to their infants.