A new Lancet study reports notable progress in combating HIV, with a 20% drop in new infections and a 40% during the 2010s.

These new results are marking significant progress in the fight against the disease, but HIV remains far from being stamped out, health experts warn ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday.

The number of new HIV infections and deaths is falling worldwide, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease.

The number of new HIV infections has dropped rapidly across the world, although rates must drop faster to meet the United Nations’ target of ending AIDS as a public health target by 2030. According to a recent study published in The Lancet HIV journal,

The global decline in HIV incidence is largely driven by sub-Saharan Africa, where the likelihood of getting the virus over a lifetime has fallen by 60% since its peak in 1995