‘When prevention disappears, infections rise’: can the world still end AIDS?

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03127-7The United Nations’ deadline for eliminating HIV/AIDS as a public-health threat is unlikely to be met. But medical, political and social advances have raised hope…

Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03127-7

The United Nations’ deadline for eliminating HIV/AIDS as a public-health threat is unlikely to be met. But medical, political and social advances have raised hopes that longer-term success is still possible.