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    UNAIDS chief: Today's HIV epidemic is 'completely different'

    What will it take to translate 15 years of success in combating HIV into an AIDS-free generation by 2030? Devex spoke with Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS, on the sidelines of the financing for development conference in Addis Ababa.

    By Michael Igoe // 14 July 2015

    The health community is celebrating a victory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week: the successful completion of the 6th Millennium Development Goal for combating the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

    There are now 15 million people under treatment with antiretroviral drugs, and both new infections and mortality rates are declining. Now, the conversation is shifting from halting and reversing the AIDS epidemic to ending it completely by 2030.

    Devex spoke with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe on the sidelines of #FFD3 to hear what it will take to achieve — and what stands in the way of — an AIDS-free generation.

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      Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.

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