A new report warned if treatment and prevention methods for HIV/AIDS are not expanded now, the epidemic could rebound within five years.UNAIDS and the Lancet Commission said while unprecedented progress has been made against the disease, the rate of new infections still is not falling fast enough.UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé described the next five years as a “fragile window of opportunity to fast-track the response and end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.”He warned if no action is taken, the “human and financial consequences will be catastrophic.”Tim Martineau, UNAIDS Chief of Staff, said, “It’s a very serious message. We actually think it’s quite a positive message.We think that there has been enormous progress in the AIDS response.What we’re saying is that this next five year window is incredibly important if we want to see the end of AIDS by 2030 as a public health problem.”Martineau said current efforts simply won’t be enough to meet demand.“Current efforts basically are doing an enormous amount of good. But what we will see over the next few years is a bulge in young people within the population, particularly.That will have a significant impact on the nature of the epidemic.
