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Laurent Christian. (2013). HIV testing in low- and middle-income countries : an urgent need for scaling up. Journal of Public Health Policy, 34 (1), p. 17-21. ISSN 0197-5897.

Titre du document
HIV testing in low- and middle-income countries : an urgent need for scaling up
Année de publication
2013
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000314616500003
Auteurs
Laurent Christian
Source
Journal of Public Health Policy, 2013, 34 (1), p. 17-21 ISSN 0197-5897
How can national AIDS program managers in low- and middle-income countries improve the coverage of HIV testing? In these countries heavily affected by HIV/AIDS, testing for HIV infection remains indeed critically infrequent with regard to its central role for individual care and control of the epidemic. Only 20 per cent of adults and 28 per cent of infants born from HIV-infected mothers are tested in a timely manner. The expansion of HIV testing is a prerequisite for reaching the World Health Organization's objective of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support as well as the Millennium Development Goals related to HIV/AIDS and child mortality. The successful Rwandan experience of scaling up early infant HIV diagnosis brings hope for many countries.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Santé : aspects socioculturels, économiques et politiques [056]
Description Géographique
TIERS MONDE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010059015]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010059015
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