Last week, Melinda Gates said HIV is one of the top five priorities of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and she predicted that those five issues will continue to top the list in 10 years time.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 70 percent of the world’s population living with HIV, and these countries see an estimated 1.2 million new HIV infections each year, a number that could grow as more young people reach the age of risk for sexually transmitted HIV.
Devex caught up with Emilio Emini, director of the HIV program at the foundation, to check in on the progress that has been made in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as what more is needed to control the epidemic.
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Catherine Cheney is the Senior Editor for Special Coverage at Devex. She leads the editorial vision of Devex’s news events and editorial coverage of key moments on the global development calendar. Catherine joined Devex as a reporter, focusing on technology and innovation in making progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, and worked as a web producer for POLITICO, a reporter for World Politics Review, and special projects editor at NationSwell. She has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Catherine also works for the Solutions Journalism Network, a non profit organization that supports journalists and news organizations to report on responses to problems.
