Within two years, there will be a tipping point when the number of people receiving anti-viral HIV drugs is greater than the number of new infections.
Campaigners said the milestone would have been 'unimaginable' a decade ago and predicted this could be the generation that began to make this global killer history.
By 2015, the number of people newly added to treatment is forecast to be 1.9million, compared with 1.7million new infections.
'The strong leadership being shown by many African countries must be matched by others, and we all need to work together to ensure that treatment and prevention services reach everyone who needs them.'
Sub-Saharan Africa is more severely affected than anywhere else, with an estimated 69 per cent of the people living with HIV in the world.
The One report found 16 countries in the region have already reached the milestone, with Ghana, Malawi and Zambia leading the way.
But experts warned that global efforts in treating Aids are still falling up to £3billion short of the £15billion needed each year.
Within two years the number of people receiving treatment is expected to exceed the number of new infections.
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