Australia Brings New HIV Infections to Near Zero
Central districts in the Australian city of Sydney may soon break HIV infection records by becoming the first places in the world to achieve the United Nation’s target for eliminating HIV transmission. Researchers note that several Sydney districts are close to hitting UN targets for HIV infection, putting the country on track to achieving a 90% drop in new HIV cases by 2030. Several decades ago Sydney was in the grip of an HIV pandemic that took thousands of gay men's lives between the 1980s and 1990s. Between 2010–2022, however, new cases among gay men in the city went down…