Many people at heightened risk for HIV have never been tested. Those who have self-tested for HIV often don’t go on to receive care or change their sexual behavior.
Local and national governments in west and central African countries must prioritise investment in providing access to HIV testing for all pregnant women.
Pooled testing, or group testing, has been used to diagnose relatively rare conditions, such as infection in blood donors. It could be used for universal early infant diagnosis and viral load testing.
Jodi Sutherland, Binghamton University, State University of New York
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and an expert suggests it’s a good time to think about testing, especially for youth. And, a recent study suggested that nurses have a role in reaching youth.
Immigration Minister Hussen has said Canada’s immigration policies are antiquated. There are more directives governing HIV infection than any other health condition in the immigration system.
HIV self-testing is a potential strategy to overcome access to testing. However, there are emerging concerns on the lack of counselling, possible user error and accuracy of the kits.
South Africa has made tremendous progress towards meeting the 90-90-90 targets but there are some challenges preventing it from reaching the goals set by UNAIDS.
Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town