Ending the HIV Epidemic: Getting to Zero AND Staying at Zero

We are now in an era when the elimination of HIV is a real possibility. But attaining this goal rests not only on science—the presence of biomedical prevention tools or a vaccine—but also on tackling the pervasive and harmful political, social, cultural, and economic barriers that inhibit the success of these prevention tools and the ability to sustain these efforts over time. Taking innovative steps to confront these barriers is needed to make the possibility of ending the HIV epidemic a reality and to ensure the health and well-being of generations to come.

Authors: Farzana Kapadia and Stewart Landers