A new report has set out ambitious targets to slash HIV rates so under 50 gay and bi men contract the virus in England each year by 2030.
In 2019, there were 1,163 new cases where gay and bi men became HIV positive in England. But the report says the tools and strategies now exist to slash that to under 450 gay and bi men by 2025 and under 50 in 2030.
The report – launched for World AIDS Day today – also envisions similar drops among heterosexuals and black Africans in England.
However, gay and bi men remain the biggest group in the figures. Meanwhile the report aims to reduce deaths from AIDS-related conditions from 472 in 2019 to under 11 a year in a decade from now.