South Africa’s Future at the Brink: Emergency in the World’s Largest HIV Epidemic

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South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, accounting for 19 percent of all people living with HIV worldwide. With more than 3 million still in need of treatment and a high rate of new infections – close to a quarter of a million in 2018—primarily among adolescents and young adults, the HIV epidemic threatens the future social and economic stability of the country and demands a more focused, financed, and high-level response from the government of South Africa and its partners, including the U.S. government.
This report is made possible by generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.