[The 2nd National Action Plan on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (2024-2028)]

To achieve the global goal of ending the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic by 2030, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has been promoting a five-year national action plan for AIDS prevention and control since 2019. After the end of the 1st National Action Plan on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS Prevention and Control (2019-2023) implementation, the 2nd National Action Plan on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (2024-2028) was announced on March 28, 2024, to be implemented from 2024. This paper aims to introduce the main contents of the national action plan. The 2nd National Action Plan advocates the vision of "towards zero new infections, zero deaths, and zero discrimination" and sets the goal of "reducing new infections by 50% by 2030 compared to 2023." The 2nd National Action Plan includes 15 core tasks and 45 detailed tasks under five major promotion strategies: (1) preventing new infection, (2) active case finding, (3) rapid and sustained treatment, (4) assuring the right to health, and (5) establishing foundations for control. The contents such as preventing new infections, early diagnosis, supporting people living with HIV, and improving awareness, which were lacking in the 1st National Action Plan, were strengthened. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency will actively promote the 45 detailed tasks of the 2nd National Action Plan, join the international efforts to end AIDS, and strive to reduce new infections by 50% by 2030 compared to 2023.