We expected to find that screening everybody for TB would identify individuals not yet diagnosed, and treating them quickly would reduce the prevalence of TB in the community.
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South Africa’s data rollout of its pre-exposure prophylaxis shows that there is a relatively slow, but increasing, uptake. However, more needs to be done to target young women.
The 90-90-90 strategy is an attempt to get the HIV epidemic under control by adopting a ‘test and treat’ approach. This is part of the plan to eliminate AIDS by 2030.
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Research Professor, Perinatal HIV Research Unit and President, South African Medical Research Council
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Associate Professor and Director: Research at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute I, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of Implementation Science, Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Infectious Diseases and International health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
