HIV Policy & Advocacy
4. Getting to Zero -- Progress Toward Ending HIV Epidemic
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In July UNAIDS released a report showing that the Millennium Development Goal of getting 15 million people with HIV worldwide onto antiretroviral therapy (ART) by 2015 -- a goal many once considered impossible -- had been reached 9 months sooner than projected. Other targets have also been achieved or exceeded, as new HIV infections have decreased by 35% and AIDS-related deaths by 41%.
9. HIV and Hepatitis C Treatment Cost and Barriers to Access
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Lack of access to HIV and hepatitis C treatment were key issues this year, as studies showed that type of health insurance affects the likelihood of successful treatment. HIV now has the potential to be a chronic manageable illness and hepatitis C can usually be cured, but major barriers and disparities continue to keep many people from accessing treatment.
WHO Issues Recommendations on Linkage to Care, Retention to Help Bring HIV Treatment to All
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 01 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations on how to organize services in order to promote linkage to care and retention in care as part of its new guidelines recommending antiretroviral treatment for all adults and adolescents diagnosed with HIV.
Not Enough Is Being Done to Provide Universal Access to HIV Treatment, Advocates Say
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 01 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
An international coalition of AIDS treatment advocates, clinical providers, and people living with HIV has released an analysis showing than fewer than 1 in 10 people with HIV live in countries that provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all regardless of CD4 count, contrary to international treatment guidelines. The activists urged more funding to make global recommendations for universal treatment a reality.
UNAIDS and WHO Highlight Fast-Track Efforts to Expand HIV Prevention and Treatment
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 30 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In advance of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) released new reports describing successful local efforts to reduce new HIV infections and get more people living with HIV on effective treatment. The global World AIDS Day theme for 2015 is the Fast-Track to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.With progress to date exceeding expectations, world leaders are now calling for accelerated efforts to achieve more ambitious goals.
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