This report reviews the bold achievements and challenges of the health sector response to HIV over the past 15 years and the extraordinary gains that have been achieved around the world, especially in the African Region.
It highlights how the public health approach has been applied and how innovations have been used to maximize its impact.
It shows how mobilizing political commitment, involving communities, building partnerships and sustaining solidarity have enabled countries to overcome odds that seemed insurmountable.
The next 15 years will be equally daunting - yet countries today can build on the successes, lessons and innovations achieved in each region, to face the immense challenges ahead.