Experimental HIV treatment models highlight success and pinpoint obstacles to expanding care in African countries
AIDS 2016, Durban, South Africa - "Researchers in developing countries with high burdens of HIV infection are developing promising new strategies to advance towards global HIV treatment targets, the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban South Africa has heard.
The UNAIDS fast track strategy seeks to ensure that 90% of HIV-positive people know their status, 90% are able to access antiretroviral treatment (ART), and 90% of those on treatment attain viral suppression, by the year 2020. Studies on treatment expansion in several southern and East African countries presented at AIDS 2016 provide new insights on how to acheive the 90-90-90 objectives, while also identifying some critical obstacles to overcome."