HIV incidence rates in adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

The global acceleration of the AIDS response over the past decade, particularly increased access to antiretrovirals for HIV treatment, has resulted in declining HIV incidence in many regions of the world and a 33% reduction in AIDS-related deaths between 2010 and 2018.1 Despite these gains, a substantial global HIV burden still remains, with 38 million people living with HIV and 1·7 million diagnosed with new HIV infections in 2018.2