(DNAINFO)  Danielle Tcholakian — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday the next steps in his plan to end AIDS by 2020. Cuomo’s “Ending the Epidemic” plan includes 37 recommendations conceived by a task force of expertsimpaneled by the governor, focused on increasing testing, treatment and access to medication that helps at-risk people avoid infection.

It is expected to reduce the number of new HIV infections in New York to 750 by 2020, which would bring the rate below what is considered an epidemic.

Source: Cuomo Announces Next Steps for State’s AIDS Reduction Plan – West Village – DNAinfo.com New York