‘Test and Treat’ reduces new HIV infections by a third in African communities
Imperial College London - "New HIV infections in southern Africa could be reduced substantially by offering entire communities voluntary HIV testing, and immediately referring those who test positive for HIV treatment in line with local guidelines, according to new research presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle, USA today."
The HPTN071 (PopART) trial found that new HIV infections were 30% lower in communities where this intervention was introduced alongside offering other proven HIV prevention measures to those who tested negative, compared to communities that received standard care." (Photo: UNAMID/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)