An HIV-free generation is closer than you think
Efforts to eliminate HIV infections in newborns have made significant progress, yet challenges remain. Approximately 120,000 children are still born with HIV each year, primarily due to inadequate access to prenatal care and testing. Continued support and advancements in treatment are crucial to achieving an HIV-free generation.
- ▪In 2026, no baby should be born with HIV, but around 120,000 still are each year.
- ▪Advancements in HIV testing and anti-retroviral therapies have drastically reduced childhood infections in many regions.
- ▪Cuts to foreign assistance threaten to reverse progress made in preventing childhood HIV infections.
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| Publication time | 2026-05-18T07:00:00-04:00 |
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Future PerfectAn HIV-free generation is closer than you thinkThe effort to protect babies from HIV is working. It’s also in danger.by Sara HerschanderMay 18, 2026, 11:00 AM UTCShareGiftNo baby should be born with HIV in 2026. So how come many still are? Gideon Mendel/Getty ImagesPart OfThe End of HIVsee all Sara Herschander is a fellow for Future Perfect, Vox’s section on making the world a better place. She writes about global health, philanthropy, labor, and social movements.Ismail Harerimana grew up in Uganda not knowing why he was always sick.His childhood in the 1990s was a string of recurrent infections: malaria, diarrhea, headaches, and skin rashes. By 14, he was scarily thin, at which point doctors put him on a new medication that seemed to help.
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