More people, more time, better data – what we need to ‘treat-all’ with HIV
PLOS, Speaking of Medicine - "On World AIDS Day 2015 and as the 18th International Conferences on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) is in full swing, Helen Bygrave discusses the implications of the recently announced WHO ‘treat-all’ policy.
On the back of the headline studies Temprano, START, and new data from HPTN 052, WHO recently announced the ‘treat-all’ policy: everyone diagnosed with HIV should start antiretroviral therapy (ART), regardless of their immunological status. No more hanging around waiting for people to get sick and transmit the virus, we now crack right on and start the right medication for the right disease."