South Africa is on the right track with HIV

Cape Town – Significant progress has been made in the fight against HIV in South Africa, with recent research suggesting that the country is on track to achieve the 90-90-90 goal of HIV / AIDS. UNAIDS for 2020.

UNAids, a multinational program to eradicate AIDS as a threat to public health by 2030, launched a campaign in early 2016, underscoring its desire to identify 90% of all HIV-positive people treat 90% of people affected by antiretroviral therapy (ARVs); and achieve viral suppression (an undetectable level of HIV), in 90% of people treated, by 2020.

Data from the South African survey revealed that 85% of people living with HIV knew their HIV status, 71% knew their HIV status was accessing antiretroviral therapy, and 86% of people with access to treatment had suppressed viral loads.

Although these findings suggest that work remains to be done, UNAIDS is convinced that the country is moving in the right direction. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé said: "These surveys are extremely important and play a key role in helping countries to review and refine their HIV programming to ensure that the right services reach the highest levels of HIV. people affected by HIV. "

for example, has almost achieved its 90-90-90 goals, as 86% of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 84% of people who know their status are on antiretroviral therapy, and 81% of people who are living with HIV antiretroviral treatment are virally removed. However, new HIV infections have not decreased since 2010.

The announcement comes as Cameroon and Cote d 'Ivoire simultaneously published the results of their recent surveys of HIV infections. evaluation of the impact of HIV on the population. Both countries are struggling to monitor South Africa's progress, particularly to identify those with HIV.

The suppression of viral load in all people living with HIV in Cameroon and Côte d 'Ivoire was less than 50%. cover

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